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26 Apr 2013, 7:18 am
On Thursday, April 25, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it would delay implementing Phase 2 of its Ordering and Referring Physician Claims Editing program due to technical difficulties. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 10:41 pm
Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Healthcare Fraud Prevention Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) collaborate in the ongoing quest to clamp down on fraud and punish those who perpetrate it. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 12:14 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would dramatically increase the potential reward to an individual who provides a tip leading to the recovery of Medicare funds from a current maximum of $1,000 to a maximum of $9.9 million under the Medicare Incentive Reward Program. [read post]
24 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm by Wistar Wilson
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offsets these higher rates by decreasing payments using a risk score adjustment, but the GAO reports that the CMS has not adequately adjusted these payments. [read post]
24 Apr 2013, 1:48 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to make significant changes to the Recovery Auditor (RAC) program. [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 7:27 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Medicare provider Additional Documentation Requests (ADR) limitations, which relate to the Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Program. [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 3:25 am by Robert Kraft
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is one of the largest creditors listed in the company’s bankruptcy petition, which details about $50 million in debt. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 8:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
” Researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation prepared the Study by conducting statistical modeling and analysis of 50 years of health spending and economic trends using data on the U.S. economy and national health care expenditures data from actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through 2011, and from the Center for Sustainable Health Spending at the Altarum Institute for 2012. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 2:00 am by Robert Kraft
The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has the answers for you — if you can decipher the technical language. [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 9:41 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
A frequent provider question is how to prevent MDS records from being submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) when Prospective Payment System (PPS) MDS assessments are completed for private insurance and are marked A0410 = 3 due to bed certification. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 12:00 pm
One of the numerous proposals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") is beginning in 2015, to exclude radiation therapy, outpatient therapy, and advanced imaging services from the Stark Law's exception for In-Office Ancillary Services ("IOAS") except in cases where a practice meets certain accountability standards, as defined by the Secretary. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 8:22 am by Lisa Baird
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have each proposed new rules to extend existing protections that allow hospitals to donate electronic health record (EHR) technology to physicians who refer patients to their facilities. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 11:49 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Stark Law. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 11:49 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Stark Law. [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm by Wistar Wilson
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule to implement a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to protect Medicare beneficiaries. [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 5:56 pm by Jon Gelman
CMS issued the following statement today concerning its policy implementation on Part D Coverage of Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates "On October 2, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to Part D Sponsors concerning the transition to Part D Coverage of Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates beginning in 2013. [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 1:11 pm by Lisa Baird
On March 13, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concurrently issued CMS Ruling Number CMS-1455-R (the Administrator’s Ruling) and a proposed rule, “Part B Inpatient Billing in Hospitals” (the Proposed Rule). [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 10:41 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
A frequent provider question is how to prevent MDS records from being submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) when Prospective Payment System (PPS) MDS assessments are completed for private insurance and are marked A0410 = 3 due to bed certification. [read post]
4 Apr 2013, 4:00 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set a goal to reduce the use of antipsychotics in dementia patients by the end of 2012. [read post]