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MHA Today | May 14, 2018
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What You Need To Know This Week
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Regulatory News |
MHA Distributes Final Wage Index, Occupational Mix Data For ReviewStaff Contact: Andrew Wheeler MHA released an analysis of the hospital wage index and occupational mix data that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will use to develop the federal fiscal year 2019 Medicare hospital wage index. Hospitals can review their hospital-specific data and submit correction requests until Wednesday, May 30. Requests and supporting documentation for corrections should be directed to CMS and the Medicare Administrative Contractor. Requests for corrections are limited to situations involving errors by CMS or the MAC that the hospitals could not have known about before the review of the final April public use files. MHA posted the files to HIDI Analytic Advantage® for review. MO HealthNet Expands Providers Eligible To Bill Enhanced Rates For Trauma-Informed TherapyStaff Contact: Brian Kinkade Therapists certified in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy now are allowed to bill MO HealthNet at the enhanced rates for therapeutic services provided to children under 21 who have experienced severe physical or sexual abuse. Interested qualifying providers must submit their credentials to Linda Massman of the Department of Mental Health at Linda.Massman@dmh.mo.gov.
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HIDI Tech Connect |
Management And Productivity Report AvailableStaff Contact: Cerise Seifert MHA-member hospitals that submitted first quarter data for the “Management & Productivity Report” can access their completed reports online through a secure, password-protected website. Access to this report is limited to hospitals that participate in HIDI’s voluntary management and productivity program. The reports are located on HIDI Analytic Advantage® in the “Management & Productivity” folder under the “Finance and Policy” tab. Contacts from the participating hospitals have been notified by email. Staff may download and save the reports to a secure location on their networks or PCs. The data are encrypted on the site and also during the transmission from HIDI. Once the data have been transferred, they must be secured according to the hospital’s security procedures.
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Quality and Population Health |
SAMHSA Prescription Pain Medication Fact Sheets AvailableStaff Contacts: Leslie Porth or Shawn Billings The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a series of fact sheets on prescription pain medications. “Rx Pain Medications, Know the Options, Get the Facts” is a series of 13 fact sheets to increase awareness of the risks associated with prescription opioid use and misuse. The resource aims to help health care providers better understand the potential risks associated with opioid misuse, identify signs of misuse in patients, and includes discussion of how to talk to patients, as well as other options for pain management. The publication also educates patients on alternative pain management options, discussion of risks associated with opioid misuse, and tips for safe storage and disposal, among other topics.
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