HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

Predictions regarding Home Care and Medicaid Outlook: As a general observation, Stout thinks that many states will increase reimbursement rates and funding for Medicaid recipients, who have often had difficulty accessing quality home care due to providers declining to participate in government-funded programs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2024

Centers for Disease Control said it measured 39% more SUD cases between 2018 and 2021, according to the company. million lives across Medicaid and commercial contracts," Abhinav Shashank, cofounder and CEO at Innovaccer, said in the announcement. "Pediatric Associates has an impressive track record in managing over 1.5

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The agencies received millions of dollars in funding from Medicaid, which is funded in part by the federal government, and much of that money was meant to pay the wages and benefits of their aides. Under the Wage Parity Law, which is funded by Medicaid, aides are to be paid a minimum amount in total compensation.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

Custom shoe inserts for diabetic patients can be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. The United States alleges that between 2013 and 2018 the shoe company sold diabetic shoe inserts that were represented to be custom made for an individual’s foot but were actually made using generic foot models.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. Other hospitals declined to comment or did not respond to emails.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 20, 2022

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Specifically, between January 2014 and February 2018, the doctor billed Medicare and Medicaid approximately $585,000 and was paid approximately $191,000.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2018

The line chart come from a new study into Multimorbidity Trends in United States Adults, 1988-2014 , published in the July-August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. We need all hands on deck: in the kitchen, grocery stores and retailers, schools, doctors’ offices, and government agencies.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

And maintaining good mental health and staying on-track with health goals come close to managing uncovered costs, Oliver Wyman’s 2018 consumer survey learned. But this time around, polling health-insured consumers in July 2018, Oliver Wyman perceives a change in consumers’ “willingness to try new kinds of health services.”

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Enrollee Participation in Plan Governance (§ 422.107).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 7, 2023

According to the AMA , studies conducted in 2018 showed that “most patients only take their medicine as prescribed about half the time and are often reluctant to tell their doctor, while a quarter of new prescriptions are never filled.” It also costs $290 billion annually in increased medical costs.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 8, 2022

In January 2018, the University notified OCR of a breach of ePHI that affected 279,865 individuals and occurred in November 2017. The web server contained ePHI, including patients’ names, Medicaid numbers, health care provider names, dates of service, dates of birth, addresses and treatment information.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2018

The federal judge refused the dismissal on the grounds that the government had sufficiently backed its allegations against both the company and its owner. The government had also adequately backed its allegations that RS knew it had been overpaid but had made no attempt to refund the difference to Tricare, according to the judge.

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Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

This report was published just-in-time as we convene to meet at HIMSS 2018, the largest annual health technology conference. Last year I gave a talk about social determinants of health at HIMSS, which hadn’t been a topic that was much-discussed in previous years’ meet-ups.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The virtual trial, to be sure, is not a new concept: One team of researchers counted more than 1,100 trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov employing connected digital products for remote data collection in both 2017 and 2018, the organization observed. " Healthcare organizations also need to convene regional collaborations, HRI said.

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 17:03. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services`. Medicaid & CHIP. We’ve heard loud and clear that states want room to explore new ways of delivering care and designing programs to help their Medicaid beneficiaries live healthier, more independent lives. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Seema Verma.

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Health Populi

JUNE 20, 2019

In fact, Kroger Health is the umbrella under which all of the food chain’s health and wellness assets fit: Kroger struck a deal with GoodRx in December 2018 to expand its prescription drug discount program. Intriguingly, government agencies tie at one in five people for both being on my side and working against me.

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Hall Render

JUNE 15, 2022

Becerra , the Supreme Court ruled the payment cuts made by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for 340B eligible outpatient drugs were not permissible under the governing statute. for 340B eligible hospitals.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that for payment year 2018 alone , it will recover $428.4 Errors identified in already completed audits will be extrapolated more aggressively for audits going back to 2018, and then going forward for new audits. million (net) and $4.7

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Despite these challenges, there is an immense opportunity for the healthcare system, particularly Medicaid, to play a transformative role in addressing health equity for this population. One significant legislative effort to promote such collaboration is the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA ), signed into law in 2018.

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McGuire Wood

OCTOBER 2, 2023

times the amount the government believed was due to improper billing, after a voluntary disclosure to the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the DOJ press release, from January 2013 to July 2018, Oliver Street, doing business as U.S. This settlement includes more than $5.928 million in restitution, essentially a payment of 1.49

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Data from 2020 demonstrate almost zero change from 2018 in the proportion of straight Fee-for-Service (FFS) reimbursement. Government and private insurers are increasing the pressure on providers. Other results show a slight uptick in APMs with or without downside risk at 34.6 However, only 6.7

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Health Law Gurus

MAY 22, 2019

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching new value-based programs with great fervor as a central strategy to bend the healthcare cost curve. Apple hired their first 50 physicians in 2018. CMS is now acting to maximize the sharing and transparency of healthcare data directly to consumers. Sound far-fetched?

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Physician Credentialing Company

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Medicare and Medicaid allow non-credentialed providers to get reimbursement but under strict rules. Legal and financial risks For not following government and payer-specific guidelines, providers may have to bear legal penalties in terms of finances or exclusion from the program. Each payer has its own policies and rules for billing.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For healthcare compliance programs in Indiana to be successful, organizations must have methods in place for tracking and applying regulatory standards, while ensuring all staff are up to date with changes by governing bodies. This article provides an overview of the important aspects to healthcare compliance specific to Indiana State.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2023

Today’s announcement marks Waystar’s eighth acquisition since 2018, following the strategic additions of organizations like Recondo , eSolutions , and Patientco. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals, and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2022

– Government support and benefit flexibility (e.g., – Innovation-driven initiatives from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Key trends are influencing this growth, including: – An aging population. – Continued increase in overall Medicare costs. Case in Point.

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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. The higher the ratings, the larger the bonus payments health plans receive from the government. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Tue, 10/02/2018 - 13:57. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It’s no secret that the government often moves more slowly than private industry — some of our payment policies haven’t been updated in decades. Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Seema Verma.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 In addition, people living in states that failed to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act provisions were also at greater risk of inadequate coverage. million people in 2017.

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Health Populi

MAY 6, 2018

Universal health care was covered in a section on 28 April 2018, and coverage on financial inclusion was bundled into the 5th May edition. Two weeks in a row, The Economist , the news magazine headquartered in London, included two special reports stapled into the middle of the magazines.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Tenet went through its own bankruptcy difficulties and, in 2018, sold its remaining Philadelphia assets, i.e. Hahnemann Hospital and St. Hahnemann was acquired by AHERF, the forerunner of Allegheny Health Network, in 1993. Tenet Healthcare bought Hahnemann out of the AHERF bankruptcy in 1998.

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AIHC

APRIL 5, 2022

Audit Coding, Billing and Documentation for Accuracy Insurance carriers and government contractors have the authority to review any claims at any time. Prior to appealing a Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare or other Federal Program claim, you should verify that your organization is compliant in this area ( click here ).

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 24, 2023

HHS was one of the first Departments to have an Office of Inspector General in 1976 due to billions of dollars being lost each year to Medicaid fraud. HHS OIG alleged that the organization had billed New York Medicaid for services furnished by the personal assistant. What is the HHS OIG Exclusions List?

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CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:03. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We see health IT systems that work seamlessly with each other, and a government that supports secure data sharing and emerging technologies so that healthcare in America is better and less expensive. CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

MAY 7, 2018

This will then result in your exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and you debarment/exclusion from all government contracting or employment. Copyright © 2018 The Health Law Firm. You do not have to report a pending DOH investigation against you to anyone. a Florida professional service corporation, since 1999.Copyright

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Pharmacy Law Blog

MAY 14, 2018

This will then result in your exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and you debarment/exclusion from all government contracting or employment. Copyright © 2018 The Health Law Firm. You do not have to report a pending DOH investigation against you to anyone. a Florida professional service corporation, since 1999.Copyright

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

On Friday, June 20, 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 (“PPS Rule”), which has since been published in the Federal Register and is currently open for comment. Physical Therapy 3.30

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