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5 Feb 2016, 11:44 am
Because of that, in 2013 and 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) declined to enroll new ambulance providers in two geographical locations. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 11:44 am
Because of that, in 2013 and 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) declined to enroll new ambulance providers in two geographical locations. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 11:44 am
Because of that, in 2013 and 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) declined to enroll new ambulance providers in two geographical locations. [read post]
4 Feb 2016, 3:00 am
According to an article by William Buczko available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website that explains the history and details of the Medicare Opt Out process: 2,839 physicians and other providers opted out of Medicare between 1998 and 2002. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 10:03 am
Additionally, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has designated newly enrolling HHAs as high-risk providers. [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 9:00 am
As part of the continuing transition toward a physician payment system based more on quality than quantity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released a draft Quality Measure Development Plan (the “Plan”). [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 7:00 am
Coupled with recent comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it appears that the entire program will undergo substantive changes in […] [read post]
17 Jan 2016, 8:27 am
Efforts by Attorneys General from 15 states including Illinois and the District of Columbia urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to prohibit binding arbitrary agreement clauses affecting long-term care contracts appear to be successful. [read post]
17 Jan 2016, 8:27 am
Efforts by Attorneys General from 15 states including Illinois and the District of Columbia urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to prohibit binding arbitrary agreement clauses affecting long-term care contracts appear to be successful. [read post]
15 Jan 2016, 2:08 pm
The National Acadmies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a ruling in July 2015 to pay doctors to counsel patients about end-of-life care or “advance care planning,” a term meant to reflect that people should make their end-of-life wishes known as early as when they get a driver’s license and should reevaluate their decisions at different stages of life. [read post]
11 Jan 2016, 3:00 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule to require Medicare prior authorization (PA) for certain durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) items that the agency characterizes as “frequently subject to unnecessary utilization. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 3:00 am
For example, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has particular billing requirements specific to telemedicine, defines telemedicine to include real-time, two-way interactive communication between a patient and a physician located at a different site. [read post]
4 Jan 2016, 9:06 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandates that all skilled nursing facilities have an infection prevention and control (IPC) program. [read post]
31 Dec 2015, 1:11 pm
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule earlier this week, which created prior authorization rules applicable to particular durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 8:10 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stated its intention to move at least 50% of Medicare payments from fee for service to alternative payment systems based on quality and/or value by 2018. [read post]
24 Dec 2015, 8:20 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended payments to Dynasplint based upon the allegations in the lawsuit which it found to contain credible allegations of fraud in the claims and billing. [read post]
22 Dec 2015, 2:30 am
" Here is the abstract: This issue’s “Legal Briefing” column covers the recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand Medicare coverage of advance care planning, beginning 1 January 2016. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 3:01 am
Workers' Compensation insurance carriers have a duty to reimburse the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services for conditional medical payments. [read post]
10 Dec 2015, 10:13 am
CMS has published a notice with comment period describing its rationale for reducing Medicare inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) rates by 0.2% in FY 2014 to offset a projected $220 million increase in IPPS spending as a result of adoption of CMS’s “2-midnight” admission policy. [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 12:12 pm
In fiscal year 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), conducted audits of more than one billion claims in an effort to curb approximately $60 billion in improper Medicare payments. [read post]
