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HHS Ten Big New Year’s Resoltutions For 2014
December 17, 2013The Department of Health and Human Services has a few glaring management and performance issues it needs to work out in the coming year — at least according to a new report put out by the Office of Inspector General. … Continue reading
Posted in HHS | Tagged CMS, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient Experience | Leave a commentCMS Changes Course, Will Raise 2014 Medicare Advantage Payments
April 8, 2013Under a withering barrage of pressure from the insurance industry, seniors groups and Congressional members from both sides of the aisle, CMS on Monday did an about face and significantly raised its 2014 growth percentage estimate for the Medicare Advantage … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Medicare | Leave a commentNew GAO Study Finds Opportunities To Improve CMS Use Of Medicare Pre-Pay Edits
December 17, 2012Use of prepayment edits saved Medicare at least $1.76 billion in fiscal year 2010, but a new study by the Government Accountability Office found that savings could have been greater had the edits been more widely used. According to GAO, … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS, Environmental Intelligence, Healthcare, HHS, Medicare | Leave a commentCMS Issues Proposed Rule On Policy And Payment Changes For Outpatient Care
July 17, 2012On Friday, July 6,2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update many payment policies and rates involving services for Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) beginning … Continue reading
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