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16 Feb 2015, 3:19 pm
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a delay in publication of the final rule on reporting and returning overpayments (a/k/a the 60-Day Rule). [read post]
16 Feb 2015, 3:19 pm
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a delay in publication of the final rule on reporting and returning overpayments (a/k/a the 60-Day Rule). [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 12:16 pm
CMS warns requirement to report/return overpayments is in effect even without regulations The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs more time to finalize its February 16, 2012 proposed rule on reporting and returning of Medicare overpayments, according to a CMS notice to be published on February 17, 2015. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 9:57 am
An ad agency bought time on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal governmental agency, which was promoting enrollment in Obamacare in advance of the mid-February filing deadline. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 1:07 pm
The latest report highlights five areas of particular concern to the GAO: Payments and provider incentives in original Medicare (specifically referencing physician feedback reports, physician self-referral policy, high-expenditure Part B drugs, end stage renal disease (ESRD) bundled payments, and low-volume payment adjustments for dialysis facilities); Medicare Advantage (MA) and other Medicare health plans (including concerns about MA plan payment adjustments… [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 12:34 pm
A new stringent system is waiting to be implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Nursing Home Compare that will lower the cut-off points regarding the attainment of certain star levels. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 11:15 am
Just in case you have been following the Obamacare scorecard of who is losing and gaining coverage, you might have missed this tidbit.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Wednesday that the 200,000 people will be dropped from plans at the end of February. [read post]
8 Feb 2015, 6:41 pm
(RMS), talk about the changes in CMS(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) submissions, liability, educating clients and what we can expect in 2015. [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]
6 Feb 2015, 11:35 am
Contact your local senior center. [read post]
6 Feb 2015, 9:18 am
The report, which was published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), included a list of major error committed by the clinic: — Failing to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention; — Failing to record Rivers’ weight, prior to the administration of medication for sedation; – Failing to consistently document the dose of Propofol, a sedative, administered; — Failing to get Rivers’… [read post]
6 Feb 2015, 8:00 am
It turns out that the federal government is the biggest contributor of nursing home care, which is mostly through the payments made by Medicaid, a joint federal-state healthcare program for the poor, and Medicare, which is the federal program for elderly and disabled people. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 9:30 pm
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule requiring Medicare to pay for routine HIV screening. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 12:44 pm
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “The State of Maryland and CMS expect that the All-Payer Model will be successful in improving the quality of care and reducing program expenditures for Maryland residents, including Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 6:42 pm
A recent article in the Memphis Daily News, titled “OK, Baby Boomers: Time for Some Hard Decisions,” reminds us that care for seniors can come from family members or from outside services such as adult day care, assisted living centers, home-care services and nursing homes. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 10:26 am
As many providers recall, in April, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"), which administers the Medicare program, publicly released detailed data itemizing and summarizing health care providers' and suppliers' charges and payment, based on National Provider Number ("NPI"). [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 1:23 pm
However, it leaves in place the Hyde amendment and all other provisions that restrict coverage for women who are enrolled in federal health care programs, including Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, Peace Corps volunteers, federal employees and their dependents, Native American women, and women in federal prisons and immigration detention centers. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 9:05 am
In total, CMS has invested $960 million in the State Innovation Models initiative, which provides financial and technical support to states for the development and testing of state-led, multi-payer healthcare payment and service delivery models intended to improve health system performance, increase quality of care and decrease costs for Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries and for residents of participating states. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 8:48 am
The conference will feature panels on national policy issues, includingOpportunities and challenges for health care systems, providers, insurers, hospice and palliative care organizations, patient groups, and quality standards organizations The integration of financing for medical and social services near the end of life Improvements to public and private payment systems to facilitate high-quality care Confirmed speakers include:Christine Cassel, President and Chief Executive… [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 8:00 am
That settlement also resolved allegations that one of the company’s affiliated hospitals, Laredo Medical Center, improperly billed Medicare for certain inpatient procedures and for services rendered to patients referred in violation of the Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly known as the Stark Law. [read post]
