HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For example, the Administrative Requirements (Part 162) helped reduce insurance fraud and accelerated eligibility inquiries, authorization requests, and claims processing. Only one penalty was issued in each of 2008 and 2009, 2 in 2010, 3 in 2011, and 6 in 2012. billion and $11.5

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service improper payment rate is lowest since 2010. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Fraud, waste, & abuse. This is the second consecutive year the rate has been below the 10 percent threshold for compliance established in the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010.

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MedTrainer

JULY 29, 2024

Regulatory compliance includes legal mandates directed by both federal and state governing bodies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ), Health Resources & Services Administration ( HRSA ), and the Office of Inspector General ( OIG ) of the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Causes of Healthcare Data Breaches Healthcare Hacking Incidents by Year Our healthcare data breach statistics show hacking is now the leading cause of healthcare data breaches, although it should be noted that healthcare organizations are now much better at detecting hacking incidents than they were in 2010. 55,000 2011 Indiana WellPoint Inc.

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NY Health Law

JANUARY 3, 2025

Since approving Gilenya in 2010, the FDA has imposed a first-dose observation requirement for new patients, who must be monitored by a doctor while attached to an electrocardiogram machine for six hours. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention. Compliance efforts expanded to encompass EHR security.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In 2010, the Affordable Care Act ushered in a new era for Medicaid Modularity, an approach anchored by breaking down large, monolith systems into smaller, more nimble and self-contained modules that can de-risk healthcare delivery and unlock innovation. Prior to SAS, he was the Chief Information Officer of Arkansas Medicaid.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 12, 2023

On April 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which will be codified at 42 C.F.R. 405.986) or “reliable evidence” of fraud or “similar fault” (as defined in 42 C.F.R. 2010) (quoting S. 3d 173, 191 (D.D.C.

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Medicare Medicare Overpayments Overpayment 52

Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Annually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases star ratings, which measure the quality of care health plans deliver for its members. Inovaare’s A&G software optimizes your processes so you can handle large volumes of data, reduce costs and ensure transparency to prevent fraud at every step. References.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. CMS is finalizing this proposal.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

hospitalizations and emergency department visits) and to audit Medicare claims to assess potential fraud. In November 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Acute Hospital Care At Home program to provide hospitals expanded regulatory flexibility and allow them to care for eligible patients in their homes.

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