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20 Dec 2006, 7:24 am
Nursing home workers who employ physical restraints and seclusion when treating residents and patients must undergo new, more rigorous training to assure the appropriateness of the treatment and to protect patient rights. [read post]
29 Nov 2006, 8:09 am
Countryman The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued an advisory opinion on November 6, 2006 regarding the physician recruitment exception in the federal physician self-referral law, commonly know as the Stark Law. [read post]
13 Nov 2006, 8:27 am
Ongoing developments with SSI (Supplementary Security Income) and CMS (the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) are important for any attorney to know about in cases that may be settled. [read post]
13 Nov 2006, 8:27 am
Ongoing developments with SSI (Supplementary Security Income) and CMS (the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) are important for any attorney to know about in cases that may be settled. [read post]
8 Nov 2006, 9:56 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that regulates nursing home safety, has proposed a rule that would require all nursing homes to install sprinkler systems. [read post]
1 Nov 2006, 5:01 pm
If the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new proposed regulation passes, this nursing home and all national nursing homes will be required to have sprinklers installed and hopefully similar tragedies can be avoided. [read post]
1 Nov 2006, 12:50 pm
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the "Medicare & You 2007" is now available in English and Spanish. [read post]
1 Nov 2006, 12:39 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently proposed a new regulation that would require nursing homes across America to install sprinkler systems in order to continue to receive federal funds through serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. [read post]
30 Oct 2006, 5:58 am
The new law contains a provision that will require brand pharmaceutical companies to include authorized generics in the "best price" calculation that is provided to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
17 Oct 2006, 4:19 am
From the excellent Health Lawyers Weekly (AHLA member benefit), here's the table of contents from the October 13 issue: Top Stories CMS Reduces Improper Claims By $1.3 Billion Improper Medicare claims payments were reduced $1.3 billion between 2005 and 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said October 12.The Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) error rate has declined from 14.2% [read post]
7 Oct 2006, 5:25 am
The Work Plan includes projects planned in each of the Department's major entities: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the public health agencies; and the Administrations for Children, Families, and Aging. [read post]
7 Oct 2006, 5:06 am
Represented and advised Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) on various state and federal issues involving Medicare and Medicaid quality and utilization review. [read post]
5 Oct 2006, 12:11 pm
The lessons involving the recent theft of laptop computers at the Veterans Administration have apparently been ignored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
28 Sep 2006, 8:07 am
CountrymanThe Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released on August 8, 2006 final rules establishing new safe harbors and exceptions for the donation of items and services for e-prescribing and electronic health records to physicians and other providers. [read post]
28 Sep 2006, 6:57 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently placed new biotech drugs and therapies in a specialty coverage tier where most drugs are $2,000 to $3,000 a month, with 25 percent paid out-of-pocket by the patient. [read post]
25 Sep 2006, 8:14 am
RodrigueOn August 18, 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule that revises the hospital in-patient prospective payment systems (“PPS”) for fiscal year 2007. [read post]
20 Sep 2006, 6:57 am
This can happen when the physician who bills Part B bills for radiology services as “global” billing (for both the professional component and the technical component), as opposed to only for the professional component.The OIG made three recommendations as a result of its findings: (1) that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) should instruct Part B carriers to recover the overpayments; (2) that CMS should… [read post]
12 Sep 2006, 6:01 am
RodrigueIn an August 14, 2006 ruling on a motion in a federal case in Alabama, the district judge allowed the admission of an investigation report created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in an EMTALA action. [read post]
19 Aug 2006, 11:19 am
Herewith, the table of contents of this week's American Health Lawyers' Health Lawyers Weekly (a free member benefit of AHLA): Top StoriesCMS Issues Final Quality Standards For DMEPOS Suppliers The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released August 14 its final quality standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, supplies, (DMEPOS) and other items [read post]
18 Aug 2006, 10:09 am
Establishes a long-term care consumer information clearinghouse, including information about long-term care options; Medicare and Medicaid benefits; and long-term care providers. [read post]
