Author: dturpin

12 Dec

Posted at 09:30h in News

A University of Michigan study shows that Critical Access Hospitals are not engaging in advanced Electronic Health Record (EHR) use. Specifically, CAHs are less likely to utilize EHR's performance measurement and patient engagement data. Read more about the study and its findings below. [button link="https://ehrintelligence.com/news/critical-access-hospitals-unlikely-to-engage-in-advanced-ehr-use" hover_type="default"...

04 Dec

Posted at 15:19h in News

The Senate, on a 51 to 49 vote, passed its tax reform bill in the early hours of Saturday, December 2, containing numerous provisions impacting health care.  Click here for the 479-page Senate tax bill (last minute floor amendments are not included). Click here for a Washington Post summary...

28 Nov

Posted at 12:24h in News

The Rural Health Information Hub, RHIHub, has released an updated analysis on health disparities and best practices for providing health services in rural America. The report compiles data from federal and private partners working to help understand and reduce health disparities. Comparing metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties,...

27 Nov

Posted at 11:44h in News

Modern Healthcare reports the House Ways and Means Committee is far from an agreement on the Medicare extenders package they once hoped to pass before the Thanksgiving holiday. The current proposal would be detrimental to rural health providers. "Rural hospitals are worried Congress' delay in funding...

17 Nov

Posted at 11:32h in Newsletter

Inside the November 2017 issue of The Pulse, read about the Coalition's efforts to stop reduction in CAH swing-bed reimbursement rates, rural health week, and a spotlight on Year 2 QPP from guest author Diane Turpin, J.D. Upcoming funding deadlines are also highlighted. [wpdm_package id=1208 template="598a2ed5b979d"]...

16 Nov

Posted at 12:17h in Updates

Reps. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) and Tom O’Halleran’s (D-AZ), along with 17 other members, sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee opposing changes to swing bed reimbursements. You can read the signed letter here. The House Ways and Means Committee announced their Medicare extenders package on...

16 Nov

Posted at 11:47h in News

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs is considering legislation to overhaul and make permanent the Veterans Choice program while taking into consideration criticisms expressed by both veterans and providers of the program. Streamlining the administrative processes and adding more providers into the regional networks is...

15 Nov

Posted at 11:28h in News

  The Health Resources Services Administration announced nearly $282 million in awards to primary health care clinicians and students through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and NURSE Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Applications for the grant are due by December 6. [button link="http://saeandassociates.com/current-rfps/#hrsa-rural-health-care-services-outreach-program" hover_type="default" text="View...