CMS Announces Changes to RAC Program; Temporary Pause in Document Requests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an announcement indicating that the agency is “in the procurement process for the next round of Recovery Audit Program...
View ArticleNever Fear Regulatory Violations – Focus on Conditions to Payment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Omnicare, Inc., in which the relator alleged that certain drugs repackaged by...
View ArticleIPPS Proposed Rule: Read Once, Then Take an Aspirin
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set its sights on the quality of care during hospital inpatient stays and much, much more. On May 15, 2014, CMS published a proposed rule that...
View ArticleFederally Qualified Health Centers: Welcome to PPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized a new prospective payment system (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) services. The implementation of the PPS was...
View Article2015 Medicare OPPS and ASC Final Rule
On November 10, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for 2015. The rule updates CMS’s payment rates and...
View ArticleCMS Releases CY 2016 OPPS Proposed Rule With Updates to Two-Midnight Rule and...
On July 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2016 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system...
View ArticleCMS Continues Its Focus on Quality Initiatives with the FY 2016 IPPS Final Rule
On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient...
View ArticleFY 2017 IPPS Proposed Rule Results in Modest Increase for Hospitals
CMS recently issued a proposed rule updating fiscal year (FY) 2017 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and the long-term care hospital...
View ArticleIPPS Proposed Rule Increases Hospital Payment; Solicits Ideas for Achieving...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its proposed rule updating fiscal year (FY) 2018 payment policies and rates under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment...
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