While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare ...
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and a coalition of health care organizations sent a letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue guidance that ...
CMS on Friday released an informational bulletin with updated federal poverty level standards applied to eligibility criteria ...
On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an expansive final rule amending Medicare Advantage (MA) regulations related to, among other things, coverage criteria ...
The AHA, the American College of Emergency Physicians and eight other organizations Jan. 20 urged () the Centers for Medicare ...
Critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and other rural facilities should all take note of updated CMS guidelines. As we know, it is essential for revenue cycle leaders to remain ...
Split (or shared) visits—the current term used by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—allow non-physician practitioners (NPPs) and physicians who work for the same employer/entity to ...
David Wright, CMS director of quality, safety and oversight. (Photo: CMS) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday issued “significant revisions” to its long-term care surveyor guidance, ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “PPACA”), contains numerous provisions related to ...
Nursing homes should allow responsible indoor visitation for residents, according to CMS guidance updated March 10. CMS, in collaboration with the CDC, issued guidance to safely expand visitation ...
Although not part of Original Medicare, the food allowance can offer meaningful support to some individuals with chronic ...
Angela Palo is COO of Pinnacle Financial Services, a leading National Medicare Brokerage, and member of the NABIP Medicare FMO Council. For several years, I was the compliance officer at my agency. It ...