The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is ending spending and antiquated paperwork by swapping out faxing and mailing for streamlined electronic transactions. The Administrative Simplification, Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures f...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the members of the Healthcare Advisory Committee, a new federal advisory body comprised of leaders from across the healthcare system to provide expert advice on improving, strengthening, a...
Contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding recent reductions to Practice Expense (PE) RVUs for services in Skilled Nursing Facilities (POS 31). These cuts create an artificial payment difference that does not reflect clinical reality. There is no meaningful difference in the cost of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages you to submit quality and cost measures for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Annual Call for Quality and Cost Measures process allows clinicians, professional associations, and medic...
The data submission period for performance year 2025 of the Quality Payment Program ends on March 31, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET. Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) should review their quality data for completeness and accuracy and submit it by the deadline.
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that some nursing homes inappropriately administered antipsychotic drugs to residents with dementia, exposing them to serious health risks. Based on 40 focused inspections conducted by the Centers for Medi...