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28 Jul 2010, 12:02 pm
They are designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, payers (insurance, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.). [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 could render… [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 11:56 am by The Health Law Partners
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 by Moderator
(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]
19 Jul 2010, 6:53 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
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]
19 Jul 2010, 6:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
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, 1:51 pm
By Catherine Bertram Washington Hospital Center has a program called "Medical House Calls". [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 12:34 pm by Ray Mullman
 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]
15 Jul 2010, 5:11 pm by Steven J. Malman
It was just in May that the public health department fined the Urbana nursing home $50,000 for violating state public health regulations (four $10,000 fines by the state and $10,000 on behalf of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 11:49 am by constitutional lawblogger
Donald Berwick as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Department of Health... [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 1:12 pm by Deven McGraw
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]
14 Jul 2010, 9:25 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently issued their much-anticipated final meaningful-use information technology regulations that hospitals and physicians must follow to tap into some $27.3 billion in financial incentives under the HITECH act. [read post]
Earlier this month, the ACLU asked the federal government to ensure that religiously affiliated hospitals provide emergency reproductive health care as required by the Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in Labor Act and the Conditions of Participation for hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds (PDF). [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 6:34 am
  It is reported that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services fined Britthaven over $400,000. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 3:54 pm by Terence Sean McGraw
Effective July 19, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS will begin referencing the CDCs Table 1: Life table for the total population: United States, 2006, for WCMSA life expectancy calculations. [read post]
13 Jul 2010, 8:57 am
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) proposed new regulations yesterday for civil money penalties for nursing homes that violate CMS participation rules. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 10:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today (July 12, 2010) proposed regulations that would expand and revise current Medicare and Medicaid regulations regarding the imposition and collection of civil money penalties by CMS when nursing homes are not in compliance with Federal participation requirements in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 9:36 am
Earlier, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services had fined Britthaven $216, 400 stemming from an incident involving 95-year old resident Mary Lou Barthazon. [read post]