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9 Aug 2010, 3:19 am
CMS PROPOSES CHANGES TO “36 MONTH RULE” FOR HOME HEALTH:In late July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 9:08 am
(August 4, 2010): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently updated its “signature requirement” instructions to Medicare contractors, Change Request (CR) 6698, (including affiliated contractors such as CERT reviewers, ZPICs and PSCs) to be applied as they conduct Medicare claims audits and reviews. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 3:11 pm
iHealthBeat reports that West Virginia Medicaid along with five other states will receive federal matching funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)to help implement electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs.West Virginia Medicaid will receive $945,000 in federal matching funds. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 6:00 am
Thousands of deaths occur in hospitals each year due to never events and HACs--events that have been deemed preventable by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 5:27 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted payment updates for skilled nursing and inpatient rehabilitation facilities' prospective payment systems for fiscal 2011. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 8:44 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has recently released various notices and final rules updating 2011 Medicare payment rates for post-acute care providers, including long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACHs”), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (“IRFs”), skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), home health agencies (“HHAs”) and hospices. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 10:17 am
Last year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promoted the switch to electronic prescribing by paying doctors a bonus for e-prescribing. [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 1:04 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 26 issued a final rule that will change how Medicare pays for dialysis services for Medicare beneficiaries who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD). [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 12:10 pm
Regulations published July 30th by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarify when non-diagnostic services provided on an outpatient basis will be treated as inpatient services under the “3-Day Rule” in light of the clarifications made by the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (“Preservation of Access to Care Act”). [read post]
1 Aug 2010, 11:35 am
The newly proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would reduce civil monetary penalties (CMP) issued against nursing homes by as much as 50%. [read post]
31 Jul 2010, 5:27 am
This designation by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notes a pattern of substandard care. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 3:47 am
In response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed hospital inpatient rule for FY 2011, lawmakers urged the agency to reconsider payment reductions in a July 12 letter. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 7:14 pm
One-time payments made on or after October 1, 2010, as well as ongoing-care settlements made on or after January 1, 2010, are already subject to the rules.The Journal reports:New Medicare Secondary Payer reporting rules require attorneys, insurers and even plaintiffs to report any personal injury settlement, judgment or other award to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in cases where Medicare has rendered payment or… [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 11:56 am
On June 8, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") held a national outreach session to educate hospice providers regarding specific vulnerabilities involving hospice services, with specific emphasis on the provision of hospice services to beneficiaries residing in nursing facilities. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 5:47 am
(July 20, 2010): In recent years, we have seen agents for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increasingly rely on statistical extrapolation estimates when assessing claims overpayments. [read post]
CMS & ONC To Co-Host 7/22 ONC Certification & Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Audio Training
19 Jul 2010, 6:53 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will co-host an Audio Training on the Final Rules for ONC Certification and Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs on July 22, 2010 from 2:00-3:30 pm EST. [read post]
CMS & ONC To Co-Host 7/22 ONC Certification & Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Audio Training
19 Jul 2010, 6:39 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will co-host an Audio Training on the Final Rules for ONC Certification and Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs on July 22, 2010 from 2:00-3:30 pm EST. [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 12:34 pm
Through these grants, HHS’s Administration on Aging will collaborate with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to encourage an integrated approach to health care and social services. [read post]
16 Jul 2010, 7:44 pm
Attorneys’ Offices, HHS’s Office of the Inspector General, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) worked together to file charges involving criminal health care fraud violations against more than 800 defendants, secure 583 criminal convictions, open 886 new civil health care fraud investigations, obtain 337 civil administrative actions against individuals and organizations who were committing Medicare Fraud, and… [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm
At the same time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final requirements that health care providers (chiefly physicians and hospitals) must meet to be “meaningfully using” EHRs and therefore qualify for federal Medicare and/or Medicaid subsidies beginning in 2011. [read post]
