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HHS and Attorney General Concerned with Upcoding
Over the last three years, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) has recovered over $10.2 billion in…
Payment Penalties May Not Curb Hosptial Aquired Infections
In October 2008 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discontinued additional payments for preventable…
CMS Chooses Seven Nursing Facilities to Reduce Hospitalizations
Nursing facility residents often experience potentially avoidable inpatient hospitalizations. These hospitalizations are…
CMS Final Rule Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Raises Hospital…
General acute care hospitals will see Medicare payment rates rise 2.3 percent in fiscal year 2013, after allowing for other…
CMS Opens Anti-Fraud Command Center – Senators Question FPS Effectiveness
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Program Integrity Commend Center in Baltimore to…
CMS Rule and 1 Year Delay on ICD 10 Promises More Time for a Smooth and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have officially pushed back the timeline for healthcare organizations to…
HHS and Private Payers Announce Partnership to Prevent Healthcare Fraud
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder announced the launch of…
CMS Medicare Prescription Plans Remain Constant – The Donut Hole is Filled
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that the average basic premiums for Medicare…
CMS Releases Final Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the final rule outlining the requirements for Stage…
CMS Begins Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions
Section 3025 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) added section 1886(q) to the Social Security Act establishing the Hospital…