On November 3, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues. The rule...
The Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period is open until December 14, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2020 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it appears on Medicare Care Compare and in the Provider Data Catalog . Access...
CMS is continuing to promote health and safety and address the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on nursing home residents and their families by issuing memos that revise guidance for nursing home visitation and address the backlog of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to provide relief where possible to clinicians responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). CMS is applying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) automatic...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all clinicians across the United States and territories, and CMS recognizes that not everyone may have been able to submit an Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception Application for...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues. The rule finalizes...
Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs annual report. This year’s report focused on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations...
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration, released the HHS Health Workforce Strategic Plan . This plan, required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a revised memo on the use of fire safety evaluation systems (FSES) and fire safety requirements. The revised memo will now extend the amount of time facilities have to...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released new and modified place of service codes for telehealth. New POS code 10-Telehealth Provided in Patient’s Home: The location where health services and health-related services...
