American HealthCare Capital

The National Association of Psychiatric Health Services (NAPHS) will be holding its Annual Meeting on March 11-13, 2013 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in downtown Washington, DC, and American Healthcare Capital will be a featured exhibitor. NAPHS has been a leader in advocating for high quality mental health and substance abuse services for 80 years. The full spectrum of treatment services will be represented, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and ou...tpatient programs, as well as prevention and management services. AHC will be represented by Vice Presidents Tom Schramski, PhD and Bradley Smith. Both have extensive management and clinical experience in the healthcare field, with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of the new healthcare marketplace and the strategic requirements of sellers and buyers. Please stop by and visit them during the meeting or contact us in advance to set up an appointment!

Starting Jan. 1, 2013, various provisions from President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will come into effect. From a tax perspective, one of the more significant provisions is the 3.8 percent Medicare surtax.

CMS Final Rule Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Raises Hospital Payments - General acute care hospitals will see Medicare payment rates rise 2.3 percent in fiscal year 2013, after allowing for other payment and regulatory changes according to a final rule recently issued by CMS. Also, hospitals will be rewarded for avoiding central line-associated bloodstream infections, and penalized for high readmissions. Hospitals should expect a 0.3 percent drop in Medicare payments due to the readmissions program, according to CMS. http://www.policymed.com//cms-final-rule-inpatient-prospec