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Legislation introduced by Oklahoma lawmakers U.S. Sen. James Inhofe and U.S. Rep. John Sullivan calls for a three-year moratorium on efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to collect overpayments for hospice patient care.
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The Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) demonstration program began in March 2005 ran until March 2008. The RAC program will be a permanent program and expanded nationwide by no later than Jan. 1, 2010.
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For years, researchers have been working to develop systems to avert the systemic toxicities that chemotherapy produces when treating cancer patients. Limiting dosages means more patients are lost to disease.
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Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) may increase the risk of death in cancer patients according to a new meta-analysis, which also suggests that the drugs are associated with a significant risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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If your patients are having difficulty remembering which prescriptions to take and when to take them, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) now has an easy solution: a free online "pill card."
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A recent change to signature requirements by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarifies what is acceptable for physicians' orders.
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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has received a grant of $250,000 from a court-approved fund benefiting nonprofit organizations in health care, the arts, education, and underserved populations, from Fujitsu Computer Products of America in Sunnyvale, CA.
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Every hospice is different with varying populations to serve, but an analysis of the reasons that 40% of the 99 hospices in Oklahoma served by Palmetto Government Benefit Administrators (GBA), a Medicare fiscal intermediary, hit the hospice cap shows four predominant reasons, says Greg Wood, LBSW, executive director of the Hospice of North Central Oklahoma in Ponca City and president of the Oklahoma Hospice Association:
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"I just have a few questions." "I'm calling to get some information." "I don't need an appointment now. I'm just making a call for a family member."
