Regulatory Overload - AHA

Regulatory OverloadAssessing the Regulatory Burden on Health Systems, Hospitals and Post-acute care ProvidersOctober 2017 Analytics and research support provided byRegulatory Overload : Assessing the Regulatory Burden on Health Systems, Hospitals and Post-acute care Providers Table of ContentsExecutive SummaryI. IntroductionII. Research Scope and MethodologyIII. Assessing the Impact of Regulatory Compliance on Providers and PatientsA. Nationally, health systems, hospitals and PAC providers spend nearly $39 billion on the administrative aspects of Regulatory Physicians, nurses and allied health staff make up over one-quarter of the FTEs dedicated to Regulatory compliance, pulling clinical staff away from patient care Documenting conditions of participation adherence and billing/coverage verification processes are the most burdensome of the nine domains.

• Rescind the long-term care hospital 25% rule and instead rely on the site-neutral payment policy to bring transformative change to the field. • Restore compliant codes that count to the inpatient rehabilitation facility 60% rule. • Expand Medicare coverage of telehealth by removing outdated restrictions on the

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