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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided clarification of the term “direct supervision” in the 2011 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that the technical component of mobile cardiovascular telemetry (CPT Code 93229) remain carrier-priced for calendar year 2011, within its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule released June 25.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would implement provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that reduce preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries by 6.1 percent on or after Jan. 1, 2011. This reduction would be added to a projected 23.5 percent cut that is scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, unless Congress acts to change the current sustainable growth rate formula.
The Continuing Extension Act of 2010, enacted April 15, extended the zero percent update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule through May 31. Now, Congress is still debating the elimination of the negative update that took effect June 1; however, in hopes of legislation passing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is holding claims through June 17.
The U.S. Senate yesterday, by a 78-19 vote, passed the $10 billion Temporary Extension Act of 2010, which includes a provision that delays a 21.2 percent Medicare payment reduction to physicians until the end of March. The House of Representatives passed the legislation last week.
Friday, July 30 2010
Friday, July 30 2010
Friday, July 30 2010
Friday, July 30 2010
Friday, July 30 2010
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“We’re beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system,” said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
The framework for meaningful use is “something that had to be done and has been started intelligently,” John P. Glaser, PhD, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare System told CMIO. However, the challenges of becoming meaningful users and optimizing health information exchange will require unprecedented levels of communication within organizations and among healthcare systems, he said.
The contractual obligations in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules under the HITECH Act for business associates and downstream entities are game changers, according to Amy S. Leopard, JD, from Walter and Haverfield, during a webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Standardizing performance measures, with the help of health IT, will make it possible to collect the right data at the right time to support performance measurement, clinical decision support, clinical research and quality improvement, said Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF) during a webinar hosted by the forum on June 17.