HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program. Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 p.m. ET on April 1, 2024.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put together further detailed guidance for how healthcare providers should be documenting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth encounters.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 25, 2024

What You Should Know: – Avenda Health , a pioneer in AI-powered prostate cancer care, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a national payment rate for its prostate cancer mapping technology, Unfold AI.

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HealthIT Answers

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines: The post Reminder: Upcoming MIPS Important Dates and Deadlines appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HealthIT Answers

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines in 2022. The post Upcoming MIPS Important Dates and Deadlines appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued final rules on the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and the 2023 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System. They include updates and policy changes that will take effect January 1.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 14, 2023

Wound Care Reimbursements in Various Healthcare Settings Inpatient Hospital Wound care in an inpatient hospital setting is reimbursed through the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payment system. The MPFS is a payment system that reimburses healthcare providers for services rendered to Medicare patients in an outpatient setting.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2020

To further support clinicians during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for COVID-19 related 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception applications to February 1, 2021.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The impact on eligible hospitals would be the loss of 75 percent of the annual market basket increase; for CAHs, payment would be reduced to 100 percent of reasonable costs instead of 101 percent.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 25, 2024

MACRA replaced the previously used Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for Medicare physician payments. Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs): These models encourage collaboration between providers and offer the potential for higher shared savings if specific quality and cost goals are met.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 11, 2024

However, it’s important to note that MFT and MHC services furnished to residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) remain subject to consolidated billing under the SNF prospective payment system (PPS). Telehealth Considerations Telehealth has become an increasingly important aspect of mental healthcare delivery.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 21, 2022

What You Should Know: – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) payment adjustments did not adequately address hospitals increased costs for FY 2021, according to new data from Premier. CMS is expected to release proposed rules for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). PINC AI™ Data Analysis.

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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. Many states are taking advantage of Medicaid program flexibility and federal financing to implement APMs in a variety of ways. Types of Alternative Payment Models.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 1, 2022

REHs may not operate swing beds but may maintain a distinct part skilled nursing facility, which will be paid under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. Proposed REH Payments. CMS ultimately proposed a monthly facility payment of $268,294 (just over $3.2 5 Percent OPPS Increase.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Advancing American Kidney Health Executive Order put forth ambitious targets for increased use of home dialysis, which resulted in CMS introducing new payment models to incentivize home dialysis.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

On August 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) and Long-Term Care Hospital (“LTCH”) PPS rule for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increases the rate for IPPS payments by 3.3%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Health Payment Systems selected Madaket Health to manage its provider directory and roster requirements for No Surprises Act compliance. Community care provider Wider Circle tapped ApolloMed to support Enhanced Care Management for Medicaid members in California.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Under MACRA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created regulations to encourage healthcare providers to use secure health information technology. One of these incentives is the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS, program.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Price increases can sometimes result in inappropriate outlier payments. Most federal healthcare payors such as Medicare and Medicaid reimburse most providers on a prospective basis. This is why Medicare publishes its rules on their Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) or its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. MACRA (2015): The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) introduced the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

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Hall Render

MARCH 1, 2023

Following this reporting, impacted providers and teaching hospitals will have until May 15, 2023, to review reported payments and investments and to dispute any incorrect reports. During the Dispute Period, Covered Recipients may use CMS’ Open Payments system to formally dispute any information they believe is incorrect.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 15, 2019

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to give safety net providers — those that deliver a significant level of both healthcare and other health-related services to the uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable populations — discounts on outpatient drugs to “stretch scare federal resources as […].

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”).

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Hall Render

JULY 7, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released proposed regulations (“Proposed Rule”) addressing the Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”) that a provider will need to meet to qualify as an REH. This facility payment will be adjusted each year by the annual hospital market basket update factor.

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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. Our initial takeaways are summarized below.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Practice management vendor Practice Better launched Practice Better Payments , a fully integrated payment system. Sales The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services chose HHS Technology Group and Noridian Healthcare Solutions to build its Medicaid provider management system.

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Health Law Attorney

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services ( CMS ) recently released the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System ( OPPS ) and Ambulatory Surgical Center ( ASC ) Final Rule, which may be accessed here.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 28, 2024

HHS OIG determines whether a provider information blocking violation has occurred, and then notifies the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of its determination. For CAHs, payment will be reduced to 100 percent of reasonable costs instead of 101 percent. CMS may then apply the disincentive.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID). All are effective July 5, 2023.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 11, 2023

On August 7, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule (“Final Rule”) that updated Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (“SNF PPS”) for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its plan to implement the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (“TEAM”), a new mandatory alternative payment model unveiled as part of the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 30, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 2, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (the 2014 IPPS Final Rule). Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm and George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

On January 30, 2023 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the long-delayed final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final Rule”). One thing that is certain, CMS can expect further challenges to its RADV audit methodology. See also Ratanasen v.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 1983 Medicare shifted to the inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) and only paying a limited number of days to the hospital regardless of the actual length of stay. healthcare system were exorbitant. Hospital reimbursement also changed.

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