CMS Revises Onerous Rule on Student Documentation
Day PitneyThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice on February 5 announcing that effective March 5, 2018, teaching physicians can verify any…
CMS Revises Next Generation ACO Implementation Publication
On January 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published on its Medicare Learning Network a revised “MLN Matters Special Edition Article” covering…
CMS and VA Team Up to Prevent Fraud
On January 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that they will share data, data…
CMA Announces New Bundled Payment Model
On January 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement…
CMS Reaffirms Prohibition on Text Orders
In a December 28 memorandum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reiterated its position (previously discussed here) that texting of orders is prohibited…
CMS Adds Star Ratings to Physician Compare Website
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On December 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it added a new feature to its Physician Compare website profile pages:…
HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law
A December 27 article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Daily Report and other publications, “HHS Seeks New Ideas for Safe Harbors From Kickbacks Law,” discussed…
On December 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Fact Sheet on the Medicare fee-for-service overpayment process. The revised summary…
Day Pitney’s December 2017 White Collar Roundup included the following item: Guilty Pleas Abound in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prosecution Joon H. Kim, the Acting…
On November 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on its blog that it is considering 32 reporting measures for Medicare’s quality…