Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Providers Must Stay Posted On MSP Changes
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- HOSPITALS:
E/M Visit Levels Are Safe From RAC Scrutiny
... but CMS may examine medical necessity of the claims.
Good news for hospitals: Medicare's new [...] - HOSPITALS:
Project Progressing: CMS Touts P4P Demo
3-year incentive project already improving care, says McClellan.
The early word is good on quality of [...] - HOME HEALTH:
Patient Discharge Rule Confounding - And Pending
Every discharged patient must be issued notice.
A massive new paperwork mandate requiring HHAs to issue [...] - HOME HEALTH:
Expect Deadline For Termination Notices To Hold
Despite confusion, don't bet on extension of July 1 deadline.
In its final rule in the [...] - PHYSICIANS:
Extra Scribbles Can Lead To Fines, Jail Time
Make sure doctors date all new entries on patient records.
Physicians who suspect that someone in [...] - PHARMACEUTICALS:
Rules For Multi-Drug Concurrent Infusion Vary By Area
The answer is hiding in carriers' local coverage decisions.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [...] - MEDICAID:
Budget Socks Medicaid With $10 Billion In Cuts
Clinton leads a group of vocal, displeased Dems.
If the hard part was deciding whether [...] - MEDICAID:
States Recommend Ways To Ease Medicaid Cuts
Could higher Medicaid copays be on the horizon?
The National Governors Association and the National Conference [...] - LABS:
Providers Must Stay Posted On MSP Changes
Modifications could severely affect secondary payer rules.
The last thing a lab needs is to be [...] - ENFORCEMENT WATCH:
Subsidiaries Cannot Sidestep Fraud Penalties - REHAB:
Recent Report Could Mean More Admissions Scrutiny
GAO charges providers with 'sloppy' admissions practices - and fallout is expected.
The long-awaited report from [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the House: H.R. 2051. A bill to amend title [...]
