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How the New RAI Guidance Impacts Falls with Major Injury Reporting in Indiana SNFs | Nursing helping man with woman nearby

How the New RAI Guidance Impacts Falls with Major Injury Reporting in Indiana SNFs

Effective October 1, 2025 | CMS RAI Manual v1.20.1 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final version of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment […]

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New Ohio 340B Program Reporting Requirements | Photo of text over spilled pills.

New Ohio 340B Program Reporting Requirements

As part of the 2026 and 2027 Ohio budget bill, Ohio legislators included annual reporting requirements for 340B Program Covered Entities. This legislation, which was signed into law on June […]

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Should Every Hospital Have a Retail and Specialty Pharmacy? | hand holding clipboard and medication in front of shelf of medication

Should Every Hospital Have a Retail and Specialty Pharmacy?

Lately, a growing number of hospitals and health systems are asking a critical strategic question: Should we own and operate our own retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy? Hospitals have often […]

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Indiana SB 118: New 340B Reporting Requirements for Covered Entities | text over top of red and white pills

Indiana SB 118: New 340B Reporting Requirements for Covered Entities

Indiana Senate Bill 118, which went into effect on July 1, 2025, requires certain Covered Entities participating in the federal 340B Program to annually report data regarding their program to […]

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Procedure vs. Prevention: The Economic Realities of Physician Specialties in 2025

Procedure vs. Prevention: The Economic Realities of Physician Specialties in 2025

The recent article, “29 Physician Specialties Ranked by Pay” from Becker’s Hospital Review, compares 29 physician specialties based on average annual compensation using data from the 2025 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, which surveyed […]

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CMS Launches New MDS Audits for SNFs

CMS Launches New MDS Audits for SNFs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be initiating new Minimum Data Set (MDS) audits through iQIES. Understanding the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Validation Program and its requirements […]

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Insight: Into How the Rural Health Transformation Program Will Impact Rural Providers

Insight: How the Rural Health Transformation Program Will Impact Rural Providers

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (“OBBB”), a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes more than $1 trillion in estimated federal […]

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From Missed to Maximized: Medicare Bad Debt Crossover Potential Revealed | patient in a mask sitting on an examination table speaking to a doctor in a white coat and mask with a nurse in the background

Medicare Bad Debt Crossover Potential Revealed

Beginning June 7, 2024, Indiana Medicaid launched a transformative new program: PathWays, a managed long-term service and support (MLTSS) initiative designed to streamline care for aging Hoosiers. This program partners […]

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Upcoming Hospital 340B Program Recertification Window

Upcoming Hospital 340B Program Recertification Window

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has set the annual recertification period for the 340B Drug Pricing Program for hospitals to begin on August 11, 2025, and end on […]

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The Healthcare Roadmap to Success with Network Integrity | Part Four of a Four Part Series | Text overlay on a photo of a hospital.

The Healthcare Roadmap to Success with Network Integrity

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, prioritizing initiatives to improve margins is essential for maintaining financial stability. In our previous video and article, we discussed how a healthcare system on the […]

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2027 Medicare Geographic Reclassifications | photo of woman's hand typing near stethoscope

2027 Medicare Geographic Reclassifications

Hospitals that submit wage index data have the opportunity to request geographic reclassification. For facilities that qualify, they can experience significant increases in both base Diagnosis-Related Group (“DRG”) and Outpatient […]

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Positive Outcomes of Implementing Network Integrity Analysis | Part Three of a Four Part Series | Text overlay on a photo of a hospital.

Positive Outcomes of Implementing Network Integrity Analysis

Network Integrity is the ability to keep patients within the organization-defined provider network. In our last video and article, we discussed a case study and how the health system used Network […]

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Improving Patient Loyalty with Network Integrity | Part Two of a Four Part Series | Text overlay on a photo of a hospital.

Improving Patient Loyalty with Network Integrity

Network Integrity is the ability to keep patients within the organization-defined provider network and can optimize your hospital’s financial and operational performance. Blue & Co.’s Shawn Williams, an Audit Director […]

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Network Integrity: Understanding the Basics | Part One of a Four Part Series | Text overlay on a photo of a hospital | An Introduction to Network Integrity

Network Integrity: Understanding the Basics

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, prioritizing initiatives to improve margins is crucial to maintain financial stability. As inflationary pressures continue to impact labor, purchased services, and supplies, it is imperative […]

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Wage Index Timeline Blog Post | Doctor typing on tablet at desk

Wage Index Timeline: Mid-Year Update and Looking into 2026

As we head into the second half of the 2025 calendar year, there are a few major dates that you need to be aware of for wage index purposes. These […]

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Webinars

FY 2027 Hospital Wage Index: MAC Revisions and Appeals – Key Deadlines to Know

FY 2027 Hospital Wage Index: MAC Revisions and Appeals – Key Deadlines to Know

It’s March Madness, and we are not talking about basketball. The clock is ticking on the FY 2027 Medicare Wage Index; this process moves quickly, and missing a deadline can […]

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340B and Indiana Medicaid – Major Changes Planned

340B and Indiana Medicaid – Major Changes Planned

Covered entities have until Friday, March 27th to submit comments to FSSA ahead of proposed changes to eliminate 340B Program savings for Medicaid patients. The window is quickly closing for […]

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CMS Redistribution of Displaced Residents After Hospital Closures

CMS Redistribution of Displaced Residents After Hospital Closures

When a teaching hospital closes, there are several factors the hospital must consider. While there are many financial factors the hospital must figure out, including how to pay outstanding debts […]

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The Cost of Ignoring Managed Care Contracts: How Contract Audits Protect Hospital Revenue

The Cost of Ignoring Managed Care Contracts: How Contract Audits Protect Hospital Revenue

They sit in your computer’s hard drive, or perhaps even in an old file cabinet in the corner. They can create a lot of unnecessary work, force you to devote […]

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Mandatory Indiana 340B Program Reporting - First Filing Due by April 1st

Mandatory Indiana 340B Program Reporting: First Filing Due by April 1st

Effective July 1, 2025, the state has expanded oversight of the 340B Program, requiring all hospital covered entities with a service address in Indiana to submit detailed annual reports to […]

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Courts Strike Down HRSA’s 340B Offsite Registration Policy

Courts Strike Down HRSA’s 340B Offsite Registration Policy

With the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic timeframe, HRSA has long required hospital child sites to be reflected on a Medicare Cost Report prior to registration. A federal court now […]

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