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16 Apr 2014, 6:24 am by Debra A. McCurdy
More than three years after publication of final regulations to implement Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that strengthen provider and supplier enrollment screening provisions under federal health care programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected a Fingerprint-Based Background Check Contractor (FBBC) and intends to phase in fingerprint-based background checks beginning in 2014. [read post]
14 Apr 2014, 7:54 am
Although initially scheduled to be effective January 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed implementation until April 1, 2011. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 10:41 am by Michael B. Stack
   Read more…     Registration Open For National Institute for Medicare & Medicaid Education Wondering where to start when it comes to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Compliance? [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 1:57 pm by Lisa Baird
As mentioned on our Health Industry Washington Watch blog, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPO) are currently in the process of submitting detailed 2013 payment and investment interest data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 9:10 am by Debra A. McCurdy
While attention has been focused on Medicare physician payment data released by CMS yesterday, upcoming Sunshine Act data will shine a new spotlight on financial relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical and medical device companies – with potential FCA implications.Last week marked the deadline for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to register with and submit aggregate 2013 payment and investment interest data to the… [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 1:33 am by Jon Gelman
In what it called an effort to increase transparency on government spending on health care, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services released for the first-time a breakdown on Medicare spending by physician. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 1:29 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the public availability of a Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (PUF), which includes data on payment, submitted charges, and services and proc [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 1:29 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the public availability of a Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (PUF), which includes data on payment, submitted charges, and services and proc [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 11:01 am
In addition, link here for resources provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that offer state-by-state information. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 9:35 am
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2015 Medicare Advantage Rate Announcement and final Call Letter.The final Call Letter announces a 0.4% increase in Medicare Advantage rates in 2015. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 9:35 am
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2015 Medicare Advantage Rate Announcement and final Call Letter.The final Call Letter announces a 0.4% increase in Medicare Advantage rates in 2015. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 7:06 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2015 rate announcement and final call letter for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D prescription drug plans. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 10:21 pm by Jon Gelman
And a California laboratory apparently received $190 million, the most Medicare paid a single entity in 2012.After decades of litigation and over the strenuous objections of the American Medical Association, the leading U.S. doctors group, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday made public for the first time how much Medicare pays individual doctors.The massive data release, totaling nearly 10 million lines,… [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 2:21 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Medicaid Quality of Care and Safety Issues: ensure that Medicaid home- and community-based care service providers comply with quality and safety requirements; and ensure that States improve utilization of preventive screening services for eligible children. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 10:10 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced in a Federal Register notice that it is creating a new data-collection program for hospice quality reporting called the Hospice Item Set ("HIS") System. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 7:36 am
On April 2, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced its intent to publish data on its payments to individual physicians. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 4:52 am by Geoff Cockrell
On April 1, 2014, President Obama signed the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (the Act) into law, thereby delaying until at least Oct. 1, 2015, the mandate of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 coding system. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 10:00 am
., The Health Law Firm On February 28, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its revised emergency preparedness checklist for health care facility planning. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 10:00 am
., The Health Law Firm On February 28, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its revised emergency preparedness checklist for health care facility planning. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 10:00 am
., The Health Law Firm On February 28, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its revised emergency preparedness checklist for health care facility planning. [read post]