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Federal, State Policy Developments Impact Patients with OUD, SUD
A federal rule announced this week would improve the exchange of patient records used in the treatment of substance use disorder and at the state level, proposed legislation would legalize fentanyl test strips.
HHS Proposes Change to Record Sharing on Patient’s Substance Use Disorder
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2023 Medicare Wage Index Project Averts $10M loss, Results in $1.3M Gain for Northeast Ohio
The 2023 Northeast Ohio hospital Medicare wage index project, led by The Center for Health Affairs, will result in approximately $11. 3 million more in reimbursement for the region’s hospitals compared to what they would have received absent the initiative.
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Healthy NEO Regional Convening Shares Important Updates and Assessment Results
Healthy NEO recently met for their Regional Convening with the goal of assembling partners across the nine-county Healthy Northeast Ohio region to discuss regional updates and a recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment which highlights LGBTQ+ issues in Greater Akron.
Read MoreCMS Final Payment Rules Include Outpatient and 340B Increases
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week released the final rule for the 2023 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system, which include an outpatient payment update of 3. 8%.
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U.S. Surgeon General Releases New Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being
On Oct. 20, 2022, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released framework outlining the foundational role workplaces play in the health and well-being of workers.
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American Hospital Association and American Medical Association Offer Support for No Surprises Act Lawsuit
Believing that patients should be kept out of any billing disputes between providers and commercial health insurance companies and that no patient should receive a surprise medical bill, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) this month filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of…
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Ohio Department of Medicaid Shares Toolkit to Prepare for Medicaid Unwinding
The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) has released a toolkit to assist with the Medicaid unwinding that will follow the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
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HHS Extends Public Health Emergency, CMS Issues FAQs on Medicaid Unwinding
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Healthy Northeast Ohio Releases Q3 Data Dispatch
Last month, Healthy Northeast Ohio released its latest Data Dispatch which highlights recent accomplishments, important website updates and helpful resources. Uncover the latest on Healthy NEO — including the new mission statement — by reading the full report here.
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