Feb 5, 2016 | Medicare
The AMA is encouraging ALL physicians subject to the 2015 Medicare EHR “Meaningful Use” (MU) requirements to apply for the hardship exemption. CMS has stated that it will broadly accept hardship exemptions because of the delayed publication of the program regulations....
Jan 15, 2016 | Medicare
CMS has launched a new PQRS web-based search tool on its website. This tool will assist eligible professionals (EPs) and PQRS group practices with easily identifying claims and registry measures that may be applicable, and help find measures that meet satisfactory...
Jan 15, 2016 | Medicare
CMS has revised guidelines on “Reviewing Short Stay Hospital Claims for Patient Status: Admissions On or After January 1, 2016.” Starting October 1, 2015 Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations began conducting initial patient status...
Dec 11, 2015 | Medicare
The new National Health Expenditures data shows that health care spending grew 1.2 percentage points faster than the overall economy in 2014, resulting in a 0.2 percentage-point increase in the health spending share of gross domestic product – from 17.3 percent to...
Dec 4, 2015 | Medicare
Representatives from the American Hospital Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges provide commentary in an article published in HealthLeaders Media on the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) bundled payment program. Both associations...
Dec 4, 2015 | Medicare
The AARP Public Policy Institute published a study, “Impact of the Medicare Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on Hospital Readmissions Following Joint Replacement Surgery” in its October issue. The instituted aimed to “determine whether readmission rates for...
