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CMS Releases FY 2024 IPPS Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 1, 2023, published its final rule for the federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective...more

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Changes to Stark and Anti-Kickback Regulations Address Technology Advances, Tighten Rules for EHR Contributions, and Promote...

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Fraud and abuse regulations have been adapted to meet today’s technology for electronic data, promoting cooperation among health care providers for the exchange of health information and the protection of such information...more

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OIG and CMS Modify AKS Safe Harbor and Stark Law Exception for EHR Donations

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The Situation: In light of the now widespread adoption of electronic health records ("EHR") technology, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more

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CMS Issues Medicare IPPS and LTCH Final Rule for FY 2021

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On September 2, 2020, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 final rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the Final Rule). This article...more

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HHS Publishes New Health Data Interoperability and Patient Access Rules

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On March 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two major regulations that will give patients additional access to their health data, while also addressing security of that information. Health...more

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[Webinar] CMS Interoperability Rule - March 26th, 12:30 pm ET

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CMS's final rule requires that CMS-regulated payors implement APIs that allow patient information to be shared more readily among patients, health care providers and payors. It also imposes a new Medicare condition of...more

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New SAMHSA Rule: Permissible Part 2 Substance Abuse Disclosures to Subcontractors

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On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule to revise 42 CFR Part 2, the federal regulations governing confidentiality of certain substance abuse patients'...more

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Final Rule Implements Quality Payment Program under MACRA

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If you are a physician, mid-level provider, or work with those providers, then you have been bombarded with new acronyms for new programs and promises to remove older acronyms from your Medicare vocabulary. Medicare...more

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CMS Releases the 2016 OPPS Final Rule

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On November 1, 2016, CMS published its final policy changes, quality provisions, and payment rates for 2017, as they relate to the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center...more

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CMS Releases OPPS and ASC Payment Final Rules, Finalizes Changes to Off-Campus Provider-Based Status

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On November 1, 2016, CMS released the final payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule (OPPS Final Rule) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule...more

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CMS Releases Much Anticipated MACRA Final Rule

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On October 14, 2016, CMS issued its Final Rule for the new physician payment system under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA replaced the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with a new...more

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CMS Makes Significant Changes to Stage 2 Meaningful Use and Finalizes Stage 3

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On October 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (Final Rule) that streamlines Stage 2 and finalizes Stage 3 of the Medicare and Medicaid electronichealth record (EHR) Incentive...more

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Final Meaningful Use Rule: CMS Loosens its Grip

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized a rule on August 29th which should give providers some breathing room in complying with meaningful use requirements for the Electronic Health Record (“EHR”)...more

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CMS, ONC Adopt EHR Standards Flexibility for Eligible Providers; Delay Start of Stage 3

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On August 29, 2014, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued a final rule adopting the agencies’ proposal to grant flexibility for eligible providers regarding which edition of certified EHR...more

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Protections to Be Extended for Electronic Health Record Donations

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CMS and OIG issue similar proposed rules to modify the electronic health record exception and safe harbor. On April 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of...more

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