Day PitneySightLine Health, LLC, a Texas-based radiation therapy company, has agreed to pay the federal government up to $11.5 million to resolve allegations that the company…
With the March 31 deadline fast approaching, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) announced on March 29 that eligible clinicians participating in the…
CenterLight Healthcare Reaches $10M Medicaid Fraud Settlement
CenterLight Healthcare, a managed long-term care organization that provides and coordinates healthcare services in the New York City area, has agreed to a $10.3 million…
CMS Revises Onerous Rule on Student Documentation
The 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…