Articles Tagged With: CMS
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Measures Added to Hospital, ASC Quality Program
CMS did not propose to add new measures to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting Program for 2018 or 2019 payment determinations, the ASC Association said. However, the agency proposed that seven measures be added for 2020 payment determinations for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.
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CMS Proposes 1.2% Rate Increase for ASCs
CMS has released the 2017 proposed payment rule for ambulatory surgery centers and under the proposed rule, ASCs would see an effective update of 1.2%, according to the ASC Association.
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CMS Issues Temporary Halt to Short Stay Reviews
Faced with concerns from providers and apparently inconsistent education being provided by the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations, CMS temporarily suspended reviews of short hospital stays and ordered the QIOs to re-review every denial issued since they took over the reviews.
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CMS Releases ASC Quality Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released comprehensive ASC quality data reports from its Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting Program, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
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CMS Releases Guide to Preventing Readmissions Among Diverse Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health has released a new Guide to Preventing Readmissions among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries.
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CMS Proposes Access to information for Quality, Patient Care Improvement
CMS has proposed rules that will expand access to analyses and data that will help providers, employers, and others make more informed decisions about care delivery.
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Regulators: CMS issues infection control survey, OSHA drafts ID reg
Are you ready for a CMS unannounced visit using its new infection control survey? -
Report documents importance of parents to children's health coverage
The George Washington University Medical Center School of Public Health and Health Services and First Focus released a report demonstrating that children benefit greatly when their parents have health care coverage. -
Trauma Reports for July/August 2007
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement