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Preparing Your Agency For New Technology—
Making the Right System Decision
Reprinted with permission from Caring Magazine–July 2008 Technology Edition
Implementing a new system for your homecare agency is much like planning to build a new house. In this case the builder would obviously be the vendor. So why is it that so many agencies report great frustration and challenge when implementing new systems? >>Learn more in the complete article
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Tricare Issues Proposed Rule for Outpatient Hospital Prospective Payment System
On April 1, 2008, the Department of Defense posted its proposed rule in the Federal Register Vol. 73 No. 63 for the implementation of a hospital outpatient prospective payment system for TRICARE. This proposed rule has significant ramifications for hospitals serving large populations of TRICARE-covered patients. >>Learn more in the complete article
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Medicare Wage Index—Are You Getting Your Fair Share of the Reimbursement Pie?
The wage index has been a part of Medicare’s hospital reimbursement ever since the inpatient prospective payment system was introduced in 1983. The purpose of the wage index is to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to account for area differences in wage costs. >>Learn more in the complete article
State Disproportionate Share & Reporting of Uninsured/Uncompensated Care
On an annual basis, hospitals have various reports to complete and to send to their state agencies. Hospital management is preparing to have their uninsured and uncompensated care patients audited, perhaps for the first time. To assess your readiness, we have outlined how to get started, how to select items to review and how to compile a detailed patient log.
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