CMS Proposes Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers Policy Add …

CMS Proposes Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers Policy add …
More than 4,000 hospitals, including general acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, children's hospitals, and cancer hospitals are paid under the OPPS. There are … Read more on The Lund Report

Psychiatric center decision expected later this week
The plan, which will outline a shift toward more community-based mental health care by decreasing the number of inpatient psychiatric beds, was first expected to be released in May. OMH officials in May extended the release date to Monday to review … Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton introduces telepsychiatry
At the same time, the region has a shortage of inpatient psychiatry because doctors have moved to outpatient facilities, the hospital said. “There is a shortage of psychiatrists, and that is nationally,” said Joyce Schwarz, RWJ Hamilton's vice … Read more on The Times of Trenton – NJ.com