Positive news for new Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities from CMS
Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Final Rule highlights
Exciting News for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilites from CMS
CMS issued a final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Do you have the staff and expertise you need?Talent Engagement + Expertise can = Acute Physical Rehab Success!
Delivering life-changing care, outcomes and financial results are dependent upon having expertise, experience, and staff.
Nurses, We Appreciate You.
One week is never long enough to celebrate a group of individuals who have made such a huge impact on the lives of so many people. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank nurses—across all practices —for their compassion, perseverance and commitment to the profession.
Mental Health Month: Look Around, Look Within
Your surroundings say a lot about your mental health.
Take a moment to consider your surroundings. Do you feel safe? Do you have access to health care and grocery stores? Does your home support you, both physically and mentally?
The Unique Role of the Interim Program Director
I have had the fulfilling opportunity of serving as an interim program director (IPD), for two years now. Through that time, I have managed four accounts across the US in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Colorado. These projects required an individualized approach to interim program directorship.
IRF margins are 24.6% and ARU margins are 2.1% (MedPac). Is your ARU performing to its full potential?
MedPac (2019) reports that 26% of cases admitted to hospital-based acute rehabilitation units (ARU) and 16% of cases admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) are stroke cases.
Only 1 in 3 Black Adults with Mental Health Needs Receive Treatment.
Jasmine Wadkins, addresses mental health stigma, access to care, and connectivity in the black community.
White River Medical Center ranks in Top 10% of Inpatient Rehab Facilites
The inpatient rehabilitation team at White River Health White River Medical Center (Image provided by White River Health)
Oasa Health Announces Development Plans for a $52+ Million Behavioral Health Hospital in Olathe, KS
Oasa Health announced plans for the $52,100,560.00 development of Oasa Health – Olathe, a 96-bed behavioral health hospital to be built at 350 W. Frontier Lane, Olathe, KS. This facility, set on 9.9057 acres, will be Oasa Health’s second location in a nationwide advocacy effort to bring behavioral health services to high growth and/or high demand areas.
