Contents tagged with centers for medicare and medicaid services
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CMS extends e-prescribing hardship deadline
CMS extends e-prescribing hardship deadline
By the TMA Department of Health Information Technology
posted 11.09.12
If you missed the opportunity earlier this year to claim an e-prescribing … more
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Physicians must obtain prior authorization for power mobility devices starting Sept. 1
Physicians must obtain prior authorization for power mobility devices starting Sept. 1
posted 08.21.12
Beginning Sept. 1, 2012, Texas physicians must receive prior authorization for scooters and … more
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Accountable care organizations take shape in Texas
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Accountable care organizations take shape in Texas
By Kate Alfano
With CMS’ announcement of the first accountable care organizations approved to participate in the Medicare … more
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Congress approves Medicare payment patch through May 31
Congress approves Medicare payment patch through May 31
posted 04.15.10
Congress has passed and President Barack Obama has signed a Medicare physician payment bill that extends the 2009 payment … more
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State leaders must be willing to invest in the training of more primary care physicians
By Tom Banning
TAFP CEO/EVPThere is not a self-respecting health policy analyst here or anywhere in the country who will say otherwise – we need to invest in and produce more primary care physicians.
The conventional economic wisdom, backed by common sense and an abundance of evidence drawn from the real world, is that patients with ready access to primary care receive more timely and optimal health care services with better outcomes. Primary care physicians provide preventive, coordinated, and continuous care which results in less invasive and costly medical intervention and reduces the probability of redundant or unnecessary services.
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CMS names first ACOs approved for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
CMS names first ACOs approved for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
posted 04.26.12
Twenty-seven accountable care organizations, or ACOs, have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and … more
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AAFP Board decides to continue participation in the RUC
AAFP Board decides to continue participation in the RUC
The verdict is in. AAFP will continue participation in the AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee, better known as the … more
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CMS announces measures to target Medicare fraud and abuse
CMS announces measures to target Medicare fraud and abuse
New demonstrations to test pre-payment RAC review and prior authorization of power mobility devices
By Kate Alfano
The Centers for … more
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CMS announces next stage for providers adopting electronic health records
CMS announces next stage for providers adopting electronic health records
posted 03.06.12
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced the proposed rule for the second stage of the … more
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ICD-10 delay in the works
By Kent Moore
With 5010 implementation effective Jan. 1, 2012, the next major hurdle facing physicians and the rest of the health care system is implementation of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10). Currently, that is slated to happen on Oct. 1, 2013.
Or is it? In mid-February, officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that a delay in implementation may be forthcoming. First, acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told reporters that the CMS will “re-examine the timeframe” for ICD-10 implementation through a rulemaking process. She did not say when that rulemaking process will begin, and she did not actually say that implementation will be delayed.
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