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New Proposed Rule Allows VA to Enter into Provider Agreements Exempt from FAR...
On February 13, 2013, the Department of Veteran Affairs issued a proposed rule authorizing VA centers to enter into agreements for extended care services under existing Medicare and Medicaid provider...
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CMS Releases Guidance For 2% Sequester Reduction In Medicare Payment
On March 8, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a message to health care providers and suppliers which clarifies the application of the 2% sequester reduction in Medicare...
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HRSA Announces Merger of NPDB and HIPDB
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) and the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) will merge on May 6,...
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CMS Proposed Rules for Immediate Jeopardy Situations for Providers Other than...
In the April 5th Federal Register, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rules relating to immediate jeopardy situations for providers or suppliers that are not Skilled...
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New Regulation Imposes Requirements on Agreements between Nursing Homes and...
Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities (collectively, “Nursing Homes”) will need to enter into written agreements, or revise existing agreements, with hospice providers, as well as implement...
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Protecting Your Organization From Exclusion Sanctions – Compliance Today Article
The federal government has a wide array of sanctions it can levy against individuals and organizations that run afoul of the laws and regulations governing Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal...
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Expands Telehealth Coverage in 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released the final rule for Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule for 2014 Calendar Year (“CY). While physicians are expected to see a...
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CMS Final Rule on Moratoria for the Enrollment of New Home Health Agencies...
On February 4, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued in the Federal Register a notice of temporary moratoria on enrollment of new home health agencies (HHA) and ambulance...
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CMS Implements Fingerprinting Background Checks for New DME and Home Health...
In a recently released MLN Matters (Number: SE1417), CMS announced that it is implementing the enhanced enrollment screening provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by requiring finger print based...
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OIG Proposes New Revisions to Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations
On May 12th, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a proposed rule which would amend the federal civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations...
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OIG Announces Proposed AKS and CMP Regulations
On October 3, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule codifying into regulation several statutory changes to the Antikickback Statute (“AKS”) and the Civil Monetary...
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2016 Is Ramping Up For Telemedicine Developments
Two months in and this year has already seen significant movement in regulatory action across the country to expand the ability to provide telemedicine services. Below please find some of the more...
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