CMS Finalizes 2019 Physician & Outpatient Fee Schedules

In the course of twenty-four hours, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the calendar year (CY) 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System. The finalized rules generally remained unchanged from their proposed versions, with a couple of exceptions. Each finalized rule is reviewed briefly in this special edition of the Health Capital Topics e-journal. (Read more...)  

ANNOUNCING

Advanced Distance Education to Launch in 2019

The  Institute for Healthcare Valuation  (IHV) &  Consultants' Training Institute  (CTI) are pleased to announce premier healthcare valuation training through a distance education program, the Certificate of Educational Achievement (CEA) for Advanced Education in Healthcare Valuation. The program will launch in 2019 and will bridge the interdisciplinary nature of healthcare valuation to include: the Four Pillars of Healthcare (regulatory, reimbursement, competition, and technology); the market forces shaping the U.S. healthcare industry; and the valuation of healthcare enterprises, assets, and services. Legal professionals and healthcare providers, as well as those wishing to expand their scope of activities in healthcare valuation engagements and those seeking to enhance their current healthcare valuation service lines, will gain comprehensive knowledge through completing the expansive program. The program has been developed and is being presented by industry thought leader Health Capital Consultants , alongside a blockbuster faculty of healthcare subject matter experts from the legal, federal regulatory, and valuation professions.

HCC President, Todd Zigrang , and Vice President and General Counsel, Jessica Bailey-Wheaton , were recently interviewed by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) , where they discussed the development of the distance education program along with the topics that will be covered. Click HERE to watch the entire interview.

UPCOMING EVENTS

HCC President, Todd Zigrang will be co-presenting with Lisa Cribben , of Wipfli, LLP,

on the topic of

"Healthcare Valuations:

The New, the Old, and the Ugly"

For More Information or to Register CLICK HERE

HCC President,  Todd Zigrang , and HCC Vice President and General Counsel  Jessica Bailey-Wheaton , will be presenting on the topic of "Healthcare Reform In the U.S."

For More Information or to Register  CLICK HERE

To register for the Online Broadcast  CLICK HERE

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AICPA, 2015

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