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8 Dec 2020, 12:48 pm
On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) amended its guidelines to shorten the quarantine time period in situations when an individual has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive or has symptoms of COVID-19. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 4:15 am
On November 10, 2014, CMS published its final rule to update the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2015. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 12:14 pm
” Furthermore, “For the remaining facilities that have been audited and have had erroneous schizophrenia diagnoses, we have generally found an absence of comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medical evaluations, and behavioral documentation to support a diagnosis of schizophrenia, following professional standards of practice of the DSM-5-TR [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]. [read post]
25 Jun 2020, 3:09 am
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12 Feb 2015, 1:07 pm
Specific recommendations for CMS include:Disseminating physician performance feedback reports more frequently; Improving the timeliness and efficacy of CMS’s monitoring of the accuracy of ESRD low volume payment adjustments; Improving the accuracy of the adjustment made for differences in diagnostic coding practices between MA and Medicare fee-for service (FFS) programs; Establishing specific plans for using MA encounter data to risk adjust payments or for other purposes; … [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 4:14 am
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1 Jul 2020, 4:14 am
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23 Jul 2018, 5:16 am
In the 2019 proposed rule, CMS proposes to: Extend the AUC program requirements to independent diagnostic testing facilities (joining physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and ambulatory surgical centers). [read post]
26 Jan 2020, 11:05 pm
Roundup claims often center on the active ingredient in the weed killer, glyphosate. [read post]
3 Nov 2008, 2:14 pm
• Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System: The OIG will examine changes to the revised ambulatory surgical center payment system and the rate-setting methodology used to calculate ASC payment rates. [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 9:30 pm
The FDA typically regulates in vitro diagnostic tests—like pregnancy or HIV tests—by evaluating the accuracy and reliability of the test, and determining whether the results correctly identify a specific condition. [read post]
20 Nov 2007, 6:39 am
A high percentage (over 10%) of mammogram codes submitted as post-screening diagnostic studies is unusual unless the facility serves as a center specializing in patients with known positive findings on previous exams. [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 11:20 am
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5 Mar 2013, 7:22 am
Today's update if from the CDC: Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Fungal Infections among Patients Who Received Contaminated Steroid InjectionsThe CDC continues to receive new reports of fungal infection among patients who were given injections of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) from the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Mass. [read post]
25 May 2011, 2:59 am
"Toxoplasmosis can have serious and lasting health consequences for infants that acquire the infection in the womb," said Alberto Gutierrez, Ph.D., director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety in FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. [read post]
17 May 2021, 7:42 am
Now, with the considerable length of the most recent delay, CMS will have ample time to evaluate the planned regulatory changes and address any issues raised in stakeholders’ submitted comments. [read post]
13 May 2009, 11:57 am
., with Sacramento Diagnostic & Spine Center. [read post]
18 Jul 2016, 10:09 am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared TBIs as a silent epidemic and a serious public health issue. [read post]
13 Aug 2019, 1:28 pm
While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been fairly progressive in approving the coverage of certain genetic tests for diagnostic purposes, it has been slow to authorize the coverage of genetic screening tests. [read post]
28 Jun 2020, 11:52 pm
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