PI Program Hardship Exception Application Deadline 9-1-2020
The Deadline for Eligible Hospitals to Submit their Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application is Tuesday, September 1
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Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Listening Session
Register for this Medicare Learning Network (MLN) event: Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Listening Session
CMS Releases 2021 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed policies for the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
HHS Report Highlighting Trends in Medicare Beneficiary Telehealth Utilization Amid COVID-19
The HHS, through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, is releasing a new report showing the dramatic utilization trends of telehealth services for primary care delivery in Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare in the early days of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
ICD-10 MS-DRGs Version 37.2 Effective August 01, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS is implementing 12 new procedure codes to describe the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including remdesivir and convalescent plasma, into the ICD-10-PCS, effective August 01, 2020.
CMS Updates Data on COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its first monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. For the first time, the snapshot includes data for American Indian/Alaskan Native Medicare beneficiaries.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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Over $4B Additional Relief Payments to Healthcare Providers Impacted by Pandemic
HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced $3B in funding to hospitals serving vulnerable populations on thin margins and $1B to specialty rural hospitals, certain Medicare designated urban hospitals, and hospitals in small metropolitan areas.