Category: CMS

When we began our Let’s Move! initiative four years ago, we set one simple but ambitious goal: to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation so that kids born today will grow up healthy. …read more    

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a second round of funding to help states implement new healthcare delivery and payment models. read more …read more    

As a profession, nurse anesthesia is at a tipping point. While recent federal legislation and changes to the U.S. Medicare program have expanded opportunities for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to provide care to more patients and receive reimbursement for their services, many states still restrict their scope of practice and limit their pay. …read…

Some states have saved money by shifting veterans to the federally funded VA health system. …read more    

The following is a guest blog post by Steve Baker, President of Eyefinity® As a practice owner, new regulatory requirements are not always perceived positively as a benefit to the business or to the patient. However, if approached with a different mindset, they are an opportunity to reflect on your business – for example, where…

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General is making good on its promise to increase its focus on determining whether electronic health record use leads to Medicare fraud and abuse. read more …read more    

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, has awarded a 5-Star Rating to The Villa at Windsor Park Nursing and Living Center, a Villa Healthcare nursing facility located at 2649 E. …read more    

Montana’s Democratic governor considers calling lawmakers into special session to take up the expansion despite signs of GOP opposition, while state officials in Utah and Louisiana refuse to approve expansions in those states. …read more    

Whether the federal program should pay the same for a treatment whether the patient gets it at a doctor’s office or, say, an outpatient hospital facility, was the focus of a congressional hearing. …read more    

I’m sure that many providers grappling with the transition to the 2014 edition of certified electronic health record technology are breathing easier now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT have proposed a new rule to accept the 2011 edition for an additional year.…