Around the nation: CMS will extend its hip and knee replacement model for 3 years
Advisory Board June 3, 2021
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on Thursday announced a final rule that will extend the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled payment model for hip and knee replacements through Dec. 31, 2024, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Iowa, Maryland, and Rhode Island.
- Iowa: UnityPoint Health-Sioux City has named Lorenzo Suter as regional president and CEO, as well as SVP of UnityPoint Health, effective July 19. Suter most recently served as COO of Baptist Medical Center in Texas and previously served as VP of operations at MacNeal Hospital in Illinois (Gooch, Becker’s Hospital Review, 5/27).
- Maryland: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on Thursday announced a final rule that will extend...