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3 Aug 2009, 11:57 am
Specifically, Congress now requires such entities to (1) register as a responsible reporting entity (“RRE”), and (2) electronically report information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”).CMS will use this information to track and recover health expenses it incurred on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries but that another entity, as a primary payer under the existing MSP… [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 8:27 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require healthcare providers and governmental entities to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 effective October 1, 2015. [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 2:47 pm by Nursing Home Law Center Staff
To ensure the elderly, disabled, and rehabilitating residents remain safe, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state agencies routinely survey and inspect every nursing home in Kansas. [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 5:07 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
These restrictions led to speculation about how the payments could be used with regard to a potential COVID-19 vaccine, especially in light of both the required cold-storage and other logistical challenges of the vaccines currently under development as well as the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) promises to cover the cost of the vaccine. [read post]
22 Oct 2012, 7:12 am
Under the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula used for Medicare Fee Schedule payments, doctors’ reimbursements for services are scheduled to be cut by 27% as of January 1, 2013.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to follow the SGR formula, which was adopted in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 2:00 am by Anthony B. Cavender
” According to the Court, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that it issues literally thousands of new or revised guidance documents every single year which constitutes the guidance that health care providers must follow with exacting precision to be reimbursed by the government for their services. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 8:03 am by Todd Rodriguez
So, if you’re still not familiar with this aggressive audit and recovery program, you are well-advised to begin preparing for the possibility that some of your claims may be reviewed by a RAC.The RAC program is a national effort by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") identify and correct improper Medicare payments. [read post]
15 Sep 2022, 9:42 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While quality measures and meanings take many forms, one key measure used by Medicare, Medicaid and many other health plans, lawmakers, health quality commentators and others evaluating health care provider “quality” is the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information (“ONC”) electronic clinical quality measures (“eCQMs”) that the Centers for Medicare &… [read post]
17 Oct 2010, 11:56 am by Jason Greis
On Sept. 23, 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP). [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 7:03 am by John Jascob
., received information about potential regulations from a former employee at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 6:37 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
In November, at the White House's direction, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated an interim final rule mandating that Medicare and Medicaid service providers require their workers to obtain COVID-19 vaccines. [read post]
20 Sep 2013, 2:46 am by Robert Kraft
Tony Salters, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the agency has gotten other reports of callers “requesting personal information in order to gain access to a beneficiary’s Medicare number or other financial information. [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 3:25 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
Crucial to the OIG’s finding, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) Medicare Claims Processing Manual provides that with regards to the professional component of a radiology service, the interpretation of the diagnostic procedure includes a written report. [read post]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid use disorder prevention and to review Medicare quality measures related to opioids and opioid use disorders. [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 5:01 am by Jim Dempsey
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not approve a hospital for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid system unless its brick-and-mortar facilities comply with the standards of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association (or a comparable code imposed by state law) and the association’s separate Health Care Facilities Code. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 3:00 am by Lorraine Rosado
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance, which imposes a new timeline and requirements on these contractors effective March 1, 2018. [read post]
25 Aug 2014, 3:43 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been investigating physician claims that payments were being attributed erroneously. [read post]
In particular, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its support for work and community engagement requirements on January 11, 2018 in a Letter to State Medicaid Directors. [read post]
26 Feb 2017, 2:37 pm by Jon Gelman
To eliminate benefits in such a fashion the injured worker's attorney argued would inappropriately shift the cost of medical care in most cases to Medicare or Medicaid  contrary to the Social Security Act and regulations governing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS] and contrary to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act [MSP].In the case argued, the employer was responsible to provide benefits under the NJ… [read post]