Monday, July 14, 2014

Tenet Healthcare (THC), Humana (HUM) Enter New Multi-Year Contract

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Tenet Healthcare Corporation ( NYSE :  THC ) and Humana Inc. (NYSE:  HUM )   have signed a new multi-year contract extension that provides...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Is Your Organization Prepared to Score 5 STARS this Year?

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As mandated by the Affordable Care Act, CMS currently provides a quality bonus payment (QBP) for Medicare Advantage organizations  and Medi...

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Changes to OPPS, Data Sources Expanded and New Appeals Process for MAO's

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Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporti...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Kansas-based physicians group unhappy with Medicare payment plan

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TOPEKA  — The American Academy of Family Physicians, based in Leawood, has some issues with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

Eliminate the ERRORS in Risk Adjustment

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Help Dr. D and Natalie eliminate errors in Medicare Risk Adjustment.  By correctly answering the questions, you can help th...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Senators blast CMS for record payment errors

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A Senate committee blasted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Wednesday for failing to prevent record-high improper payme...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2015 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; and Survey and Enforcement Requirements for Home Health Agencies

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This proposed rule would update the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rates, including the national, standardized 60-day epis...
Monday, June 30, 2014

Amazing Opportunity for Internal Medicine Physician with Independent Practice in South Florida

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Excellent opportunity for Internal Medicine physician in West Palm Beach area. Independent medical practice seeks Internal Medicine ph...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Medical Economics: Steinberg’s practice is textbook example of patient-centered medical home

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Journal features Commonwealth Medicine physician leader By  Jennifer Rosinski UMass Medical School Communications June 05, 20...

ICD-10 Medical Code Tests Yield Successful Results for CMS

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ claims acceptance rates approached the average for normal claims, and participants were...

Empowering Engagement through the Adoption of Patient Portals

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Who is using your patient portal? What is the health literacy of your population? Has your organization reaped the incredible benef...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Whistleblower suit says health plan cheated government out of more than $1 billion

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Josh Valdez took an executive level job in April 2010 expecting to improve medical services at two Puerto Rican Medicare Advantage health ...
Monday, June 2, 2014

HHS releases new data and tools to increase transparency on hospital utilization and other trends

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Data can help improve care coordination and health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, ...

CMS Advises Delay in ICD-10 Front-End Testing Until October

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Providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses can submit ICD-10 acknowledgement test claims anytime up to the new plan...

(CMS–10340) Collection of Encounter Data From Medicare Advantage Organizations, Section 1876 Cost HMOS/CMPS, Section 1833 Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPS), and Pace Organizations

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Contents: This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following informatio...

NHS staff working together to improve care

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Staff are working together to improve care MORE than 7,650 NHS Wales staff have completed the first level of the national learning pr...