HealthLeaders Media March 31, 2020
The sweeping “Hospitals Without Walls” initiative take effect immediately and allows hospitals to bill Medicare for services in unconventional settings.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– CMS says the temporary waivers will allow health systems to use community-based healthcare venues and provide greater flexibility to respond to the pandemic.
– A recent analysis found that health systems across the country could boost ICU hospital bed capacity by 21% if ASCs were used.
– CMS is also suspending Stark Law barriers that it hopes will encourage hospitals to hire local physicians and other clinicians to address pandemic surges.
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