Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

On December 13, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule, titled Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes (“Proposed Rule”), to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorizations for medical items and services.

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Hall Render

MARCH 20, 2024

The Final Rule also imposes additional reporting requirements under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals and for eligible clinicians reporting under the Promoting Interoperability performance category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The regulations impact CMS-regulated payers and provide incentives for providers and hospitals that participate in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Most of the Proposed Rule’s provisions will be effective on January 1, 2026. Patient Access API.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 18, 2022

An Alternative Payment Model (APM) is a payment approach that gives added incentive payments to provide high-quality and cost-efficient care. During the 2022 QP Performance Period, eligible clinicians will be able to become Qualifying Alternative Payment Model Participant (QPs) through the All-Payer Combination Option.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. Hospice 36-Month Rule. Deactivation.

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