Medicare/Medicaid, Costs 2 min read. Infection Control & Alternative Payment Models: Who will Pay? (Part 1) Erica Mitchell September 15 2021 As hard as it is to believe, most hospitals do not know how much their services cost. They know what they charge, but that number has almost nothing... Read more
Hospitals, HAIs, Patient Safety, Medicare/Medicaid 2 min read. Medicare Reimbursement and Hospital-Acquired Infections: The Costly Connection Erica Mitchell September 8 2021 In an effort to reduce patient harm, Medicare continues to penalize hospitals with the highest patient safety incidents. In today's post we explore... Read more
Medicare/Medicaid, Regulation 2 min read. Proposed Changes to CMS Reporting Erica Mitchell July 20 2018 This fall, some proposed changes in the way hospitals and other healthcare facilities report data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services... Read more