OIG Webcast Wednesday, May 18

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Cultivate a Culture of Compliance Hear from the Office of Inspector General and other government experts as they educate local health care providers, compliance officers, and their legal counsel about the realities of Medicare fraud and the importance of implementing an effective compliance program. Get the Facts. Understand the law and the consequences of violating […]

ACO Models Could Save Medicare up to $430M While Improving Patient Care

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From the CMS Press Release: CMS announced three Affordable Care Act initiatives designed to help doctors, hospitals and other health care providers improve health care for Americans with Medicare by becoming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).  First, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) will support a new ACO model that will be available […]

EHR Attestation Resources from CMS

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CMS has developed attestation worksheets to help providers successfully attest to meeting meaningful use through the CMS web-based attestation system. These attestation worksheets allow eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to log additional data for core and menu measures that might not be obtained only through their certified electronic health record […]

OIG Webcast Wednesday, May 18

Cultivate a Culture of Compliance Hear from the Office of Inspector General and other government experts as they educate local health care providers, compliance officers, and their legal counsel about the realities of Medicare fraud and the importance of implementing an effective compliance program. Get the Facts. Understand the law and the consequences of violating […]

Medicare Savings Report (2011)

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Strengthening Medicare: Better Health, Better Care, Lower Costs Efforts Will Save Nearly $120 Billion for Medicare Over 5 Years Introduction CMS and the Obama Administration are committed to strengthening Medicare, improving the health of seniors and the quality of the care they receive, and lowering costs. The Affordable Care Act provides a breadth of new […]

Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office

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From the CMS Fact Sheet: Created by the Affordable Care Act, the new Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office) works to improve coordination between the Federal government and States for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in order to ensure full access to covered services in both programs and high quality care.  The Office is moving […]

Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office

From the CMS Fact Sheet: Created by the Affordable Care Act, the new Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office) works to improve coordination between the Federal government and States for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees in order to ensure full access to covered services in both programs and high quality care.  The Office is moving […]

FY 2012 IRF Proposed Rule Would Create New Quality Reporting Program

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From the CMS Fact Sheet: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012.   The rule proposes to increase payment rates under the IRF Prospective Payment System (PPS) by a projected 1.5 percent […]

Administration Implements Affordable Care Act Provision to Improve Care, Lower Costs

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From the CMS Press Release: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new initiative which will reward hospitals for the quality of care they provide to people with Medicare and help reduce health care costs.  Authorized by the Affordable Care Act, the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program marks the beginning of an historic […]