CMS: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Provider-Based Status of Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities and Organizations; Costs Reporting and Provider Requirements; Agreement Termination Notices

Final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that updates Medicare payments and policies, relieves regulatory burdens for providers, supports the patient-doctor relationship, and promotes transparency, flexibility, and innovation. Final rule includes changes to Medicare termination notices for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and other providers, and finalizes details of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration extension, among other things. Additional information is available on the August 2, 2017, CMS fact sheet.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news