MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015) is bi-partisan legislation that was enacted to change Medicare reimbursement from being based on the current system of volume of services provided to...more
11/22/2016
/ Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Part B ,
MIPS ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
Healthcare providers of all kinds, as well as medical equipment suppliers, have traditionally relied upon discounts as a legitimate means of attracting patients and commercial clients without running afoul of the federal...more
Florida law makers have decided it is high time to stop allowing addiction recovery residences to operate without regulatory oversight. In its last session, the Florida Legislature passed a new law (CS/CS/HB 21) requiring...more
7/21/2015
/ Background Checks ,
CFOs ,
Compliance ,
Credentialing ,
Department of Children and Families (DCF) ,
Drug Treatment ,
Florida ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Substance Abuse
Members of healthcare governing boards now have direction from the OIG as to what is expected of them as they oversee the regulatory compliance of their organizations. And the good news is that the board members don’t have to...more
On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert entitled "Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians."...more
Providers on prepayment review could be facing exclusion from Federal healthcare programs if they don't correct the problems which caused them to be subject to prepayment review. CMS has directed its contractors to consider...more