The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has communicated to providers in a memorandum dated November 18, 2020 that DCH is preparing to make interim payments for the State Fiscal …
Provider Relief Fund Update: Lost Revenues, Phase 3 Funds, and Single Audit Information
Lost Revenue The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated its guidance and information on the use of the Provider Relief Funds (PRF). From the October 22nd HHS …
Nursing Home Quality Incentive Payment Program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released additional guidance on the $2 billion quality incentive payment program under the Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution from the Provider …
HHS Provider Relief Funds Reporting Requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the new reporting requirements for providers that received more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Funds. This dollar limit is applied …
Rural Health Clinics – Medicare Productivity Standard Exceptions
The current productivity standards require 4,200 visits per full-time equivalent physician and 2,100 visits per full-time equivalent non-physician practitioner. If actual visits are less than the productivity standards, the average …
Draffin Tucker Contributes $615,000 To Rural Hospitals Over Last Three Years Through State’s Tax Credit Program
For Immediate Release August 6, 2020 Draffin Tucker Contributes $615,000 To Rural Hospitals Over Last Three Years Through State’s Tax Credit Program ALBANY, GA – In response to …
Draffin Tucker Announces Firm Promotions and New Certifications
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 5, 2020 Draffin Tucker Announces Firm Promotions and New Certifications Albany, GA. – Draffin Tucker is pleased to announce the recent promotions and certification …
Low Volume Hospital Payment Adjustments for FFY 2021
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 modified the qualifying criteria for the low volume hospital payment adjustment for fiscal years 2019 through 2022. Under the modified criteria, the payment increases …
HHS Provider Relief Funds Reporting
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced new reporting requirements for providers that received more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Funds. This dollar limit is applied in …
Control and Use of Provider Relief Funds Payments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has distributed a significant portion of the $100 billion appropriated in the CARES Act for the Provider Relief Fund. Provider Relief Fund …