CMS comes after Home Health

Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! Intro Happy Tuesday, I’m back (just like Voldemort) after a great, relaxing trip to Florida. How’d the golf game fare? Scroll on to find out. CMS cuts post-acute reimbursement This week, CMS dropped its proposed payment rule for home health.…

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Why Certificates of Public Need Suck

Certificates of Need and why they suck

Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! Key Takeaways Certificates of Public Need, or CONs, were created to control costs and centralize healthcare planning through state healthcare regulatory authorities. CONs limit competition and prevent new capital and healthcare investments to enter old, established markets. Health systems treat…

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The Fines and Antitrust Edition

Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! First Ever Price Transparency Fines hit Georgia Health System CMS just issued the first EVER price transparency fines to two Georgia hospitals: $883k to Northside Hospital Atlanta, and $214k to Northside Hospital Cherokee. Those are actually significant fines – over…

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