The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are now offering training in a new way: Pre-recorded sessions: They will post another training every Thursday at 4:00 PM ET through...
One of the unpleasant surprises in the release of the CY2021 Physician Fee Scheduled Proposed Rule earlier this month was an included 8-10% cut to the SNF family of CPT codes. The cuts occurred due to a decrease in the conversion factor that is part...
The Physician Compare preview period is open through August 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Preview your 2018 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the Physician Compare website profile pages and in the downloadable database. Access...
The Leadership Council on Aging Organizations (LCAO)—a coalition of 69 national, non-profit organizations (including AMDA) concerned with the well-being of America’s older population—sent a letter to congressional leadership urging them to take...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Proposed Rule Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 202. Included in the fee schedule...
The July 2020 Nursing Home Compare refresh is available, including quality measure results based on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program data. Visit the Nursing Home Compare website to view the data. For more information: SNF...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1737-F] for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 that updates the Medicare payment rates and the value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The rule included...
Last week, Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a new COVID-19 relief package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) . The bill includes proposals to have the Department of Health and Human...
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed requirements for a limited number of laboratory tests required for a COVID-19 diagnosis. These tests do not require a practitioner...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the deadline for eligible Medicaid and CHIP physicians and organizations to submit information and apply for funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
