Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

The panel suggested providers ask themselves “What is your core competency” and “Where do local Medicare Advantage plans have gaps in their coverage and care delivery models” 2. A “shakeout” to identify the top winners per category in the long run would better position those companies with plans as well.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2015, legislation known as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was enacted. healthcare system since 2010’s Affordable Care Act. Under MACRA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created regulations for healthcare providers’ use of health information technology.

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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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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Medicare changed reimbursement methodology in the 1980s by introducing Relative Value Units (RVUs) and the RBRVS (Resource-Based Relative Value System) for physician reimbursement. healthcare system were exorbitant. These different Acts initiated the testing of alternate forms of delivering care and payment methodologies.

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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). Patient Access API.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Medicare changed reimbursement methodology in the 1980s by introducing Relative Value Units (RVUs) and the RBRVS (Resource-Based Relative Value System) for physician reimbursement. healthcare system were exorbitant. These different Acts initiated the testing of alternate forms of delivering care and payment methodologies.

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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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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

JULY 14, 2023

On Friday, June 20, 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 (“PPS Rule”), which has since been published in the Federal Register and is currently open for comment.

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Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

New codes for emerging technologies: The 2024 code set includes new “Category III” codes for emerging technologies that may be used in wound care, such as bioengineered skin substitutes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues annual updates to the OPPS payment rates and co-payment amounts.

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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 Risk-Screening Category. Deactivation.

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Redox

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Those challenges can be broken down into two general categories: How do we get it to everyone? Perhaps more importantly, Meaningful Use spurred adoption on the provider side, requiring that providers use certified EHRs to receive Medicare and Medicaid funds. EHR vendors geared up to take on this new challenge.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

He took a victory lap on recent accomplishments like capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And he sparred with Republicans in the audience — who jeered and called him a liar — over GOP proposals that would cut Medicare and Social Security. Here is the tape. We got unanimity!

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