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    Read the scenario that you will use for the Individual Projects in each week of the course. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken on a more visible role in health care delivery. Many changes have transpired to improve patient safety along with the implementation of additional quality metrics and these changes impact reimbursement rates.Likewise the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has changed the reimbursement fee structure of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for health care services. Other legislation including the HITECH Act and the Medicare Authorization and CHIP Reactivation Act of 2015 (MACRA) all impact how healthcare organizations receive reimbursement and demonstrate use of data to improve quality and delivery of patient care.Mr. Magone CEO of Healing Hands Hospital has asked you to join the Future of Healing Hands Task Force and your first assignment is to work with the Hospital Chief Financial Officer Mr. Johnson and provide a summary of the current regulations regarding Medicare reimbursement including how MACRA will impact reimbursement if/when Healing Hands coordinates delivery of services by affiliating with physician practices.For this assignment write a 2-3 page report that you will deliver to Mr. Magone on how the new CMS initiatives and regulations will impact the organization’s revenue structure. In your presentation address the following questions:
    Identify 3 tools from the CMS Web site that are helpfulin meeting the requirements for Medicare reimbursement set forth by CMS. (2-3 page report not including title page or reference page).
    Scenario
    Throughout this course you will provide information and analysis using a fictitious community hospital Healing Hands located in a suburban community about 15 miles outside of a major metropolitan area. Each week you will complete specific assignments and in the final weeks of this course you will provide a final report detailing your findings.The following scenario will be utilized throughout this course to assist you in completing each weeks assignment:Healing Hands Hospital is an acute care community hospital in a suburb 15 miles outside of a large metropolitan city. The hospital which was founded over 50 years ago is dedicated to serving the local community consisting of working professionals families and retired individuals. It has 320 beds and is comprised of a group of 500 physicians. The hospital has in-patient services for short-stay acute care patients; an in-patient mental health unit; an ambulatory surgical clinic; and specialized units in cancer maternal and child services orthopedics and cardiac care. Healing Hands Hospital serves a community of approximately 500000.Mr. Jeff Magone the new Chief Executive Officer of Healing Hands Hospital recognizes that an important trend in healthcare delivery that is linked to reimbursement is accountable care and integrated delivery models. He has set the goal for the hospital to remain financially viable and increase services and quality of care available to the community served by Healing Hands Hospital. To accomplish this goal Mr. Magone realizes that there are several options to consider such as:

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