CMS is announcing plans to update the quality measurement methodology of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings located on CMS’ popular Hospital Compare website in 2021. In the interim, CMS will next refresh the Star Ratings using…
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CMS released two reports, the Early 2019 Effectuated Enrollment Report and the Trends in Subsidized and Unsubsidized Enrollment Report. These reports provide information on the stability of the individual health insurance market during the 2018 plan year…
CMS recently released a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article about reporting Patient Relationship Categories and Codes on Medicare claims.
Operating Rules message highlights operating rules for the Electronic Funds Transfer and Electronic Remittance Advice transactions. An EFT is the electronic message that plans use to order funds to be electronically transferred to a provider’s bank account.
On August 2, CMS issued the Fiscal Year 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing historic changes as a result of President Trump’s recent Executive Order on price and quality transparency that lays the foundation for a patient-driven healthcare system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing major policy changes to ensure clinicians spend more time providing high-value care for patients instead of filing cumbersome paperwork.
CMS released its proposed policies for the 2020 performance year of the Quality Payment Program via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Comments due by Sept. 27, 2019