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6 May 2020, 9:55 am
One rule, the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule, was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and can be accessed here. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 11:52 am
Several weeks ago, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its latest critical assessment of chiropractic services currently being billed to the Medicare program. [read post]
18 May 2012, 1:14 pm
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is recommending a “strong response” to improve Medicare Part D oversight of retail pharmacy prescriptions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) based on findings of a recent study. [read post]
16 Jan 2021, 12:30 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a proposed rule promoting the fundamental human dignity of individuals with disabilities in the nation’s health care system and protecting the rights of parents seeking treatment for infants with disabilities. [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 12:50 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on December 15, 2009 the expansion of Medicare Fraud Strike Force teams to Baton Rouge, Brooklyn, Tampa in the fifth, sixth and seventh phases of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 1:41 pm
The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently asked the White House Office of Health Reform, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise the definition of "hospital-based" so that physicians working in hospital outpatient clinics or hospital-based facilities can receive incentive payments from Medicare and Medicaid under the… [read post]
18 Jun 2015, 2:45 pm
Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") arrested 243 individuals for allegedly participating in Medicare/Medicaid fraud schemes. [read post]
29 Aug 2023, 6:33 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the names of the top 10 drugs by Medicare spend on Aug. 29. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 3:17 pm
Medicare is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (“CMS”). [read post]
11 Oct 2018, 3:36 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced annual inflation-related increases to civil monetary penalties (CMPs) in its regulations, including those promulgated by the Office of Inspector General, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration. [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 12:56 pm
A final rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly scales back nondiscrimination regulations first released in 2016. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 2:08 pm
(September 30, 2019): On September 5, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an HHS-OIG Data Brief entitled “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Data To Identify High-Risk Home Health Agencies. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 1:37 pm
On June 28, 2012 the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that addresses instances of duplicative payments for prescription drugs for hospice beneficiaries. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 6:41 am
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), made a surprising discovery. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 8:40 am
A recent analysis by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General is reporting that many U.S. nursing homes do not have adequate plans in place in case of natural disasters. [read post]
8 Feb 2015, 5:02 pm
Publicly Released: Feb 6, 2015: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has undertaken a number of efforts to prepare for the October 1, 2015, transition to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes, which are used for documenting patient medical diagnoses and inpatient medical procedures. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 5:03 pm
Comments may be submitted to CMS at the following addresses: Electronically: http://www.regulations.gov Regular Mail: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS–6028–P P.O. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 11:36 am
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive ProgramAGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.ACTION: Proposed rule.SUMMARY: This proposed rule would implement the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 10:47 am
Most health care providers recognize the significant exposure they incur from overbilling Medicare or other federal programs as a result of the highly publicized, heavy-handed audit and enforcement activities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Department of Justice (DOJ). [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 3:00 am
An alarming report just released by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services says that in 2009, Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients that stayed in skilled nursing facilities that failed to meet federal quality of care rules. [read post]
