NAACOs Comments on the Final Regulations for the Medicare ACO Program
In December, the CMS, and the OMB published a lengthy notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
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CMS Announces Entrepreneurs and Innovators to Access Medicare Data
On June 2, 2015 at Health Datapalooza, the acting CMS Administrator, Andy Slavitt, announced a new policy that for the first time will allow innovators and entrepreneurs to access CMS data, such as Medicare claims.
CMS Conducts Second Successful Medicare FFS ICD-10 End-to-End Testing
From April 27 through May 1, 2015, Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) health care providers, clearinghouses, and billing agencies participated in a second successful ICD-10 end-to-end testing week with all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MAC Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor.
Coalition for ICD-10 Comments on CMS April End-to-End Testing
The Coalition for ICD-10 congratulates CMS on the success of its April end-to-end testing, which demonstrated that CMS systems are ready to accept ICD-10 claims.
CMS Finalizes Rules for Medicare Shared Savings Program
CMS released a final rule updating the Medicare Shared Savings Program to encourage the delivery of high-quality care for Medicare beneficiaries and build on the early successes of the program and of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report April 2015
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – April.
Announcements at Health Datapalooza
Health Datapalooza Day 1 and 2 focusing focusses on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals with the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data to improve patient outcomes.
CHIME Comments on Proposed Rules to Meaningful Use
In official comments submitted to the CMS, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) called federal plans for the third stage of meaningful use too ambitious and in need of several important changes.
CMS Proposes Rule to Strengthen Managed Care for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to modernize Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care regulations to update the programs’ rules and strengthen the delivery of quality care for beneficiaries.