The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, joined a number of stakeholders in urging newly-confirmed Secretary of the Department of …
The Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari which challenged a Medicare contractor’s handling of over 15,000 individual medical claims submitted for inpatient rehabilitation services by one provider. This denial …
IBM today announced that it will team with Epic, the market-leading provider of electronic health records (EHR), to compete for the Department of Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) contract. …
Saying they want to improve care coordination, several organizations are calling on the federal government to reimburse accountable care organizations for the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies. …
Yesterday afternoon, AAHomecare received an advance copy of a proposed rule for prior authorization of DMEPOS items in Medicare Part B. In this proposed the rule, CMS is soliciting public …
CMS has just released a proposed rule that would require Medicare prior authorization (PA) for certain Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) items that the agency characterizes …
The White House Administration’s top Medicare official is stepping down from his post. Jonathan Blum, the principal deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been with …
CMS wants to focus on improper payment prevention, but will providers see fewer burdens? With Medicare’s “two midnight rule” set to take effect later this year and audit appeals facing …
