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CMS proposes 2.15% increase in HOPPS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a 2.15% increase in hospital outpatient payments for calendar year 2011, the agency said.
July 13, 2010
CMS issues final 'meaningful use' EHR rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two final rules in support of the "meaningful use" requirements for the U.S. healthcare IT stimulus plan.
July 12, 2010
CMS releases outpatient quality data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released quality of care data for hospitals participating in the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program.
July 7, 2010
Point-of-care ultrasound useful for fracture diagnosis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Clinicians trained to use portable, point-of-care ultrasound equipment can achieve a high level of accuracy in identifying fractures in children and young adults when x-ray units are not available, according to a study published online in Injury.
July 6, 2010
CMS to correct PET overpayments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 6 will begin to correct for recent reimbursement overpayments for certain PET procedures and applications.
July 4, 2010
CMS to delay PECOS claim rejections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will not implement changes that go into effect July 6 that would automatically reject claims submitted by physicians not yet included in the agency's Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS).
June 30, 2010
CMS to review MRI pacemaker policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to review its policy of not paying for MRI scans performed as part of research studies of patients with pacemakers.
June 29, 2010
Follow-ups boost mammo use among insured low-income women
By Kate Madden Yee
Reaching out to low-income women with managed care health insurance increases the likelihood that these women will get regular mammography screening, a new study published online June 29 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention has found.
June 29, 2010
CMS proposes 6.1% cut in 2011 Medicare payments
By Kate Madden Yee
Medicare payments to physicians will be cut an additional 6.1% next year under the proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), unless Congress acts once again to delay cuts mandated by the sustainable growth rate formula.
June 28, 2010
Obama signs SGR fix after House passes 6-month delay
By Kate Madden Yee
President Barack Obama this morning signed legislation that retroactively reverses to June 1 the 21% cut in Medicare payments to doctors implemented on June 18 under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The move came after the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday resolved an impasse that had held up SGR legislation passed by the Senate.
June 24, 2010
CMS begins paying claims at lower SGR rate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday began processing claims for reimbursement under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule using a 21.2% cut due to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, despite the passage of legislation in the Senate last week that would postpone the cuts.
June 20, 2010
Senate delays Medicare cuts until December
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate has passed legislation that will stave off the 21% sustainable growth rate cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule through November 30, 2010.
June 17, 2010
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