CMS discloses next steps in durable medical equipment bidding process
Jun 02, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a timeline for the “Round One Rebid” of the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics...
Reimbursement penalties did not reduce hospital-acquired infection rates; harsher sanctions might be...
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 15, 2012
Financial penalties did not reduce healthcare facility-acquired infections in acute-care settings, a new study finds. Researchers say harsher sanctions might help.
CMS offering full list of troubled facilities
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
All nursing homes on a federal watch list for poor performing facilities now will be publicized on a government Web site, Bush administration officials have decided.
CMS proposes delay of Medicaid provider-tax rule
Jun 01, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed delaying until July 1, 2010, the enforcement of a Medicaid rule that would limit the use of provider taxes.
CMS clarifies staffing, care link under broad mega-rule
By
Meg LaPorte
Oct 06, 2017
What is the definition of sufficient staffing in a nursing home?
Questions about ACOs linger among healthcare providers, survey finds
Sep 26, 2011
As the Nov. 4 deadline for healthcare providers to get into the Bundled Payment initiative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid approaches, healthcare providers are still struggling to figure out new...
CMS to ease reporting rules for EHR Incentive program
By
John Hall
Feb 02, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed easing the reporting rules for providers implementing electronic health records, which could come as good news for long-term care providers increasingly...
CMS updates kidney dialysis standards
Apr 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a new rule governing health assessment, patient outcomes and physician practices at kidney dialysis centers around the country.
OIG: Assisted living needs to up information, compliance levels on HCBS
Dec 13, 2012
Concerns about home- and community-based services (HCBS) at assisted living facilities were raised in a report released Tuesday by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
CMS is two weeks late issuing report on fraud prevention efforts
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 17, 2012
Two Republican Senators want to know why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is two weeks overdue in issuing a report on the agency’s fraud prevention system (FPS).