On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an emergency regulation, requiring the workforce of Medicare- and Medicaid- certified providers and suppliers to be fully vaccinated against...more
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published recommendations for re-opening facilities to provide non-emergent non-COVID-19 health care services.[1] The recommendations provide guidance for...more
5/14/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Surgical Center Requirements ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Decontamination
CMS estimates it paid $3.7 million to practitioners for telehealth services that did not meet Medicare requirements. That's the finding of a recent report of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its mid-year update of its Fiscal Year Work Plan for 2016. The Work Plan summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that the OIG plans to pursue. Not...more
6/20/2016
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Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
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Fraud Abuse and Waste ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part B ,
OIG ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Work Plans