In The News 18 April 2012

Medicare payments will continue at Adena without disruption

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The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid today reversed its decision to withhold Medicare payments for inpatient services at the Adena Medical Center, which would have gone into effect April 27.

The decision to withdraw the “Immediate Jeopardy Status” placed on the medical center last week followed a surprise survey yesterday (Tuesday, April 17) by representatives of the Ohio Department of Health.

“This is the good news we hoped for,” said John Fortney, Adena’s Chief Medical Officer. “We’re continuing to work with CMS and ODH to ensure that Adena is in full compliance with all requirements.”

“The removal of Immediate Jeopardy Status also demonstrates Adena’s commitment to doing what is right and what it takes to continue to provide quality patient care,” added Brenda Hale, System Director of Quality at Adena.

Tuesday’s ODH survey, which was conducted on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, better known as CMS, centered on an action plan submitted by Adena last week to the federal agency. The plan addressed security concerns raised by the agency.

Fortney and Hale said security measures were implemented by the health system, based on ODH and CMS recommendations. Some of the measures were developed with the help of a health system security consulting firm hired by Adena.

Adena continues to strengthen its processes around patient rights and pharmaceutical services. A CMS official, in a letter to Adena CEO Mark Shuter, also said a full survey of the medical center would be conducted in the near future.

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