The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act passed yesterday includes language allowing health care providers to utilize Health & Human Services’ June 2020 guidance to calculate “lost revenues”...more
On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released long-awaited final rules revising regulations implementing the Physician Self-Referral Law (known as “Stark”). Simultaneously, the Office of...more
With the growth in telemedicine, Critical Access Hospitals have a renewed interest in exploring delegated credentialing. Several years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) modified the conditions of...more
HHS announced that reporting instructions for providers who received CARES Act funds have been delayed. According to HHS, the instructions will be released after August 17, 2020 but well in advance of October 1, 2020, the...more
On August 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule and other...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has many healthcare providers wondering whether they can suspend their consent and admission processes. Although state and federal regulators have waived some consent requirements to provide greater...more
Last week HHS announced that health care providers who received general or targeted provider relief funds through the CARES Act may begin filing the required reports regarding the use of those funds on October 1, 2020....more
As guidance continues to change on the Provider Relief Fund payments made to health care providers, a number of providers have asked us about reporting and use of the funds.
Reporting Requirements -
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HHS announced earlier this week that it will distribute an additional $20 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to health care providers starting Friday, April 24. Providers who file cost report...more
The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced it is releasing $30 billion of the $100 billion Public Health Emergency & Social Services Fund. The funds will go to Medicare Fee For Service Providers in an...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) contains numerous regulatory and payment reforms aimed at bolstering the health care industry and its COVID-19 response efforts. Although far from complete, the...more
On March 26, 2020, Governor Reynolds issued an emergency proclamation mandating the postponement of all non-essential surgeries and procedures that require the use of personal protective equipment (“PPE”)....more
On March 24, 2020, CMS issued updated FAQs relating to provider enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of note, CMS confirms practitioners can provide telehealth services from their homes provided that they add their home...more
On Friday, March 13, CMS issued new guidance for nursing homes in light of the spread of COVID-19. Nursing homes in all states are to restrict all visitors and non-essential health care personnel except for compassionate care...more
On Friday, March 13, CMS issued new guidance for nursing homes in light of the spread of COVID-19. Nursing homes in all states are to restrict all visitors and non-essential health care personnel except for compassionate care...more
On Monday, March 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised guidance for nursing homes relating to COVID-19.
The new guidance confirms nursing homes should be implementing visitor restrictions,...more
Know when and how to contact your Public Health Department -
In this week’s webinars, the Iowa Department of Public Health detailed when providers should contact them. For example, the IDPH asked to be alerted when two or...more
As of this morning, Wednesday, February 26, we are fielding a number of questions from health care provider clients looking for COVID-19 specific resources for use in their emergency response preparedness.
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In light of last week’s ransomware attacks overseas targeting hospitals and other providers, HHS is notifying providers in the United States of a warning issued by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)...more
November, a federal district court granted partial summary judgment for the Department of Justice in U.S. ex. Rel. Baklid-Kunz v. Halifax Medical Center, ruling that productivity bonuses paid to employed physicians violated...more