HHS Awards Affordable Care Act Funds for New Health Care Delivery Sites.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would be making awards of approximately $67 million to…
CMS Issues Influenza Vaccine Annual Payment Updates.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) updated the influenza vaccine annual payment limits for the 2013-2014 season. Change Request…
OIG Issues Updated Civil Monetary Penalties Report.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report summarizing updated civil monetary…
CMS Issues IPPS Final Rule for FY 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule updating…
HHS Settles Photocopier Breach Case with Managed Care Plan
Affinity Health Plan, Inc. (Affinity), a not-for-profit managed care plan serving the New York metropolitan area, recently settled a breach…
HHS Releases Results of Study Finding Health Information Exchange Growing Through EHR Adoption
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the results of a study conducted by the Office of…
OIG Issues Report on the Cost Benefits to Medicare for Part B Drug Rebates.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report finding that Medicare could…
CMS Issues Article on Physician-owned Hospital Reporting Requirements for the Whole Hospital or Rural Provider Exception.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article regarding reporting requirements for…
CMS Issues Transmittal Regarding the Display of ICD-10 LCDs on the MCD.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a transmittal to ensure that ICD-10 Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and…
OIG Issues Report on Strengthening CMS Oversight of RACs.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report urging the Centers for…
GAO Releases a Report on Data Analytics.
A report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) discussed methods in which oversight and law enforcement agencies use…
CMS Releases IRF PPS Final Rule for FY 2014.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule updating payment rates…