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CMS Announces the End of Part B Demonstration
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will officially withdraw the controversial Obama-era Medicare…
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on EHR Reporting Requirements
A recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule would ease EHR reporting requirements over the next two…
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Physician Fee Schedule
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that includes proposals to update…
MACRA Categories and Codes in CMS Proposed Fee Schedule
In the 2018 proposed Medicare Fee Schedule rule, CMS reviews MACRA patient relationship categories and codes, their development…
CMS Releases 2016 Open Payments Data
2016 Open Payments Data was released on Friday, June 30, 2017. In 2016, the total dollar amount of payments totaled $8.18 billion.…
MACRA Letters Went Out, Finally
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally mailed out letters to medical practices, providing clinicians with…
CMS Releases Proposed 2018 MACRA Rule (Including QI CME as Improvement…
On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long-anticipated proposed rule updating the…
Webinar on CMS Spend Submission
On Tuesday, June 20th, qordata is hosting a panel discussion webinar on “Learning From CMS Spend Submission.”
The webinar will…
CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings Update
We continue to monitor the CMS hospital quality star ratings on its Hospital Compare website. The overall star ratings are based…
Medicare Cuts in the Future of HACRP Hospitals
As has been noted, CMS named 769 hospitals that will face Medicare payment cuts in fiscal year (FY) 2017 under the…