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10 Aug 2006, 9:44 pm
CMS, OIG Release Final Health IT Rules The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released final rules August 1 to speed the adoption of electronic prescribing and electronic health records. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 12:48 pm
Study Findings 14% of elderly nursing home residents had Medicare claims for atypical antipsychotic drugs between Jan. 1 through June 30, 2007. 83% of Medicare claims for atypical antipsychotic drugs for elderly nursing home residents were associated with off-label conditions. 91% of these claims (1.1 million claims) were associated with the off-label condition specified in the FDA black box warning (non-recommended use in elderly patients with dementia-related… [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 4:44 pm
So I was interested to read an article suggesting that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, a federal agency that oversees those two programs, has proposed penalizing homes that overuse the drugs. [read post]
28 Feb 2009, 6:17 pm
The rule accomplishes this by reclassifying state employees who inspect nursing homes for the federal government as federal employees who are not allowed to provide “privileged” information or documents to the public without approval from the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. [read post]
17 Jul 2022, 7:57 pm
Excluded are radiopharmaceuticals, imaging agents, and drugs whose administration requires filtration and discarding of the unused portion prior to administration. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 6:00 am
Late in the Bush administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began assigning nursing homes one to five stars for quality, staffing and health inspections, as well as an overall score. [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 6:25 am
Following a recent study in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) determined that residents were getting inadequate training on fraud and abuse laws, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a document entitled “A Roadmap for New Physicians Avoiding Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse”. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 12:28 pm
As part of its continuing efforts to promote enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace slated to take effect January 1, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today (July 2, 2013) announced the award of nearly $32 million in grants for efforts to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 4:11 pm
Even when the rest of its staff are taken into account, the CDC has just a fraction of the connected political staffers that can help other health-focused agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in their Washington liaisons. [read post]
19 Aug 2009, 6:30 am
For those following the Mandatory Insurer Reporting requirements (MIR), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Liability and Workers Compensation Insurance User Guide Version 2 dated 8-04-09. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 11:19 am
In addition, Millennium will pay $19.2 million to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to resolve certain administrative actions related to Millennium’s urine drug test billing practices.Millennium agreed to make significant changes to its board of directors, and most of the board will be comprised of new independent members. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 5:28 am
Covenant Hospice Inc. to Pay $10.1 Million for Overcharging Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for Hospice Services On June 18, Covenant Hospice Inc. agreed to pay $10,149,374 to reimburse the government for alleged overbilling of Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for hospice services, the Department of Justice announced. [read post]
15 Sep 2014, 10:44 am
On Tuesday, September 9, the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) hosted a Conference Call regarding the newly revealed 68% settlement offer from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for short-stay inpatient status claims. [read post]
9 Aug 2022, 12:43 pm
Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services, LLC which operated a skilled nursing facility known as Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is the first named defendant. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 5:36 am
Within two years of enactment (March 2012), the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System, addressing how the system is being implemented, problems, and suggested improvements. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 4:22 am
Comments on the proposed rules must be received by April 8, and may be submitted electronically through http://www.regulations.gov; or mailed to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-9968-P, P.O. [read post]
30 May 2014, 1:08 pm
A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule implemented in October of 2012, as the result of the Affordable Care Act, has some doctors very nervous. [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 1:37 pm
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Changes CMS finalizes the following modifications in the context of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: 90-Day EHR Reporting Period for 2016 and 2017. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 2:14 pm
By choosing not to present such pertinent information to the Hearing Officer, the Office of Medicaid violated its duties of administrative consistency and candor to the tribunal. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 8:27 am
On a national level, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports that more than seventeen percent of all nursing home residents are administered antipsychotic medications that exceed the recommended daily dosage levels. [read post]
