CMS CME Programs Assist Clinicians in Meeting Hospital Guidelines for… Thomas Sullivan Nov 14, 2012 0 Adding to our long list of continuing medical education (CME) programs that have positive outcomes on improving evidence based…
CMS Senators Look for Report on CMS Fraud Prevention System Thomas Sullivan Nov 14, 2012 1 In July 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its new fraud prevention system (FPS), which was…
Affordable Care Act The 2012 Elections and it’s Impact on Healthcare Policy Thomas Sullivan Nov 13, 2012 1 Last week, in another historic Presidential election, Americans reelected President Barack Obama in a decisive victory that will…
Uncategorized Survey Shows Face to Face Education Still Popular and Blended Learning is… Thomas Sullivan Nov 12, 2012 1 A recent survey (free sign-up for report) was designed to learn more about (1) whether face-to-face training still has participant…
CMS HHS and Attorney General Concerned with Upcoding Thomas Sullivan Nov 9, 2012 1 Over the last three years, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) has recovered over $10.2 billion in…
Corporate Integrity Agreements Boehringer Ingelheim Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement Thomas Sullivan Nov 8, 2012 0 While it has been a few months since the last large settlement involving the off-label promotion of pharmaceutical products, the…
FDA FDA REMS: Mycophenolate Class Wide REMS Thomas Sullivan Nov 8, 2012 1 Over the past few months, we have seen increased activity at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with respect to the issuance…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG Summary of 2nd 2012 Roundtable on Corporate Integrity Agreements Thomas Sullivan Nov 7, 2012 0 The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the summary of a…
Affordable Care Act Health Care Regulations After the Election — Implementation at Light… Thomas Sullivan Nov 6, 2012 0 Sometime tonight or early tommorow, the 2012 Presidential election will be decided, and according to a recent article from…
CMS Payment Penalties May Not Curb Hosptial Aquired Infections Thomas Sullivan Nov 6, 2012 1 In October 2008 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discontinued additional payments for preventable…