HME News: Audits: ‘We are in crisis,’ stakeholders say
HME stakeholders made their case against an audit program run amok at a forum last week. “We need to have a resolution on how to help my providers today because …
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ALJ Delays by the Numbers
At a recent Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) hearing on delays in scheduling appeals at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level, AAHomecare President Tom Ryan told OMHA Chief …
PAMS: Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014
PAMS is delighted to offer the : Get S.M.A.R.T. Webinar Series for 2014. To meet the mandates of federal and accreditation bodies, home care organizations must prepare to conduct required …
Kaiser, VHA form partnership
Kaiser Permanente and the Veterans Health Administration have partnered to research and share best practices. Officials for the two organizations say they will focus on four areas of healthcare: connected …
CMS Extends 2013 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline for Eligible Professionals
On Feb. 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) extended by one month the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the 2013 Medicare EHR …
PA Science Center is launching a health IT accelerator
Philadelphia is getting its second health IT accelerator. The University City Science Center is launching the Digital Health Accelerator, a six- to eight-month program to help health IT companies grow, …
Highmark makes job cuts
Highmark on Tuesday announced the furlough of 120 employees who are involved in information technology at the downtown Pittsburgh-based health insurer. Of the total positions, 58 of those jobs are …
CFO charged with meaningful use fraud
It was just a matter of time before the CMS EHR Incentive audit process uncovered alleged actions so severe that there was nothing left to do but issue Federal criminal …