Legislation:
Gauge the 'IMPACT' of New Post-Acute Care Law
Published on Fri Oct 31, 2014
Payment reform one step closer to becoming a reality. Change is in the air for hospitals and post-acute care facilities, thanks to the new Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT), signed into law on Oct. 6, 2014. The law aims to develop more standardized post-acute patient assessments, improve hospital discharge planning, and create a better quality comparing [...]