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3 Feb 2015, 1:47 am
Allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assign more Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries to Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics that participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program ($80 million), and expand the basis for beneficiary assignment for ACOs to include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical… [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 11:49 am
As Medicare providers and suppliers are acutely aware, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has determined that the use of Recovery Audit Contractors ("RACs") is a "cost-effective" way to identify and correct improper payments, in part as a result of the contingency-fee-based structure of using these auditors. [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 12:27 pm
Rubidoux To ensure the public remains fully informed, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the state of California conduct routine unannounced visits, inspections, and surveys of every nursing home statewide. [read post]
26 Feb 2013, 11:43 am
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final regulations implementing the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act contained in the Federal Accountable Care Act. [read post]
25 Oct 2013, 3:00 pm
The article discusses the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services's ("CMS's") recent addition of Supplemental Medical Review Contractor ("SMRC") audits to an already robust Medicare auditing environment. [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 8:22 am
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]
20 Nov 2014, 4:15 am
On November 10, 2014, CMS published its final rule to update the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2015. [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 2:47 pm
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compiles reports on nearly 15,000 nursing homes scattered throughout the U.S. [read post]
3 Jan 2014, 4:55 pm
Claremont recently received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the highest rating that CMS awards. [read post]
19 Jul 2013, 2:53 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed that “Medicare will pay the costs of brain imaging that uses a Eli Lilly & Co. drug to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease only for patients participating in approved clinical studies,” Bloomberg News reported. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 5:00 am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) states: The Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. [read post]
6 May 2019, 2:55 pm
On May 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited draft “Guidance for Hospital Co-location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities. [read post]
28 May 2014, 6:35 am
Since 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been issuing “policy memoranda,” which has created only more confusion. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 1:07 pm
The latest report highlights five areas of particular concern to the GAO: Payments and provider incentives in original Medicare (specifically referencing physician feedback reports, physician self-referral policy, high-expenditure Part B drugs, end stage renal disease (ESRD) bundled payments, and low-volume payment adjustments for dialysis facilities); Medicare Advantage (MA) and other Medicare health plans (including concerns about MA plan payment adjustments… [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 4:50 pm
Publicly Released: Mar 23, 2016: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported 316 security-related incidents, between October 2013 and March 2015, affecting Healthcare.gov—the web portal for the federal health insurance marketplace—and its supporting systems. [read post]
29 Aug 2017, 10:14 am
The final rule also addresses, among many other things: changes to MS-DRG classifications; new technology add-on payment applications; rate-of-increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis; distribution of Medicare uncompensated care payments; electronic signature and electronic submission of the Certification and Settlement Summary page of Medicare cost reports; and elimination of newspaper notices for the Medicare… [read post]
7 May 2014, 9:00 am
A number of states, including Michigan, have been working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop proposals to address these challenges, based on new authority in the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 7:12 am
Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule revising the conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals allowing for a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners who provide telemedicine services. [read post]
3 Jan 2018, 9:31 am
The Missouri State Health Department and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enforce regulations enacted by state legislatures and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 8:16 am
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the federal minimum staffing mandate back in September, there has been significant debate as to whether the requirements are achievable and realistic. [read post]
