Today, CMS announced it is strengthening the State Performance Standards System (SPSS). Under the changes announced in a memo to states today, CMS will, through the updated SPSS assessment tools, more rigorously and …
The home health industry has been experiencing record amounts of merger and acquisition activity over the past few years. However, there are signs that the market may be cooling off, …
CMS issued Change Request (CR) 10776, which implemented a new demand letter process affecting auto-cancelled RAPs. Effective October 1, 2019, a demand letter is issued when an overpayment exists as …
The number of Medicare Part D prescription drug plan members who will be in plans with four stars or higher increased to 27.6% for 2020, according to a new report …
CMS is hosting a webinar that will provide an overview on the MDPP Billing and Claims process this Thursday, October 17th at 3pm EST. During this webinar, participants will become familiar …
Clinicians and groups participating in MIPS have several important deadlines coming up. Add these tasks to your calendar and get them done early! December 31 – 2019 Promoting Interoperability Hardship …
From CMS: “On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Medicare physician self-referral …
From the CMS Newsroom: “The Trump Administration and CMS announced a major enhancement of the information available to nursing home residents, families, and caregivers on the Agency’s Nursing Home Compare website. Later …
Last week, Genesis Healthcare said “it has reorganized its therapy gyms in response to PDPM and other industry changes.” The company laid off 585 out of about 10,000 Genesis Rehab …
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order created to expand Medicare Advantage. The order requires HHS and CMS to eliminate payment discrepancies between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare within …
