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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
Below we’ll explore 10 different types of health clinics, the services they provide, and how to find affordable care. 1. Primary care clinics. One of the most popular types of clinics are those ...
APCs or Ambulatory Payment Classifications are the United States government's method of paying for facility outpatient services for the Medicare (United States) program. A part of the Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 made the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services create a new Medicare "Outpatient Prospective Payment System" (OPPS) for hospital outpatient services -analogous to the ...
A health facility is, in general, any location where healthcare is provided. Health facilities range from small clinics and doctor's offices to urgent care centers and large hospitals with elaborate emergency rooms and trauma centers. The number and quality of health facilities in a country or region is one common measure of that area's ...
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program ( HFAP) is a not-for-profit organization meant to help healthcare organizations maintain their standards in patient care and comply with regulations and the healthcare environment. [1] Headquartered in Chicago, HFAP is an accreditation organization with authority from Centers for Medicare and ...
May 8, 2024 at 2:08 PM. (Reuters) - Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners ...
The Minimum Data Set ( MDS) is part of the U.S. federally mandated process for clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing homes and non-critical access hospitals with Medicare swing bed agreements. (The term "swing bed" refers to the Social Security Act's authorizing small, rural hospitals to use their beds ...
We believe everyone has a right to equitable healthcare. But, not everyone receives the quality of care they deserve due to a variety of reasons, including socioeconomic, geographical, and cultural factors. We explore how the current system continues to disempower historically marginalized communities, and how we can make positive change by removing barriers to access.