The Patient Test Result Information Act was effective December 23, 2018.
The Act requires entities performing diagnostic imaging services, defined to include any medical imaging test intended to diagnose the presence or absence of a disease, to provide notice of the results to patients. The operative language states:
“When, in the judgment of the entity
Although there have been a number of issues raised by the Pennsylvania Attorney General in the UPMC/Highmark situation, including UPMC’s status as a charitable institution, the primary issue in the Attorney General’s lawsuit was a request to extend the June 30, 2019 termination date for the UPMC-Highmark Consent Decrees. The Commonwealth Court declined to extend
On Thursday, March 28, CMS issued a new MLN Connects article, which included updates for ambulatory surgery center payments. A link is attached below:
This article originally appeared in the March edition of the Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin.
Below is a summary of UPMC-Highmark dispute as of March 4, 2019. This information is limited to litigation proceedings with no discussion about prior contracts or negotiations.
Below is a summary of UPMC-Highmark dispute as of February 22, 2019. This information is limited to litigation proceedings with no discussion about prior contracts or negotiations.
As part of the 2019 Medicare annual inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) fee schedule update, CMS has added a “rule” requiring hospitals to publish a list of standard charges beginning January 2019.
CMS explained this initiative under the “Transparency” and “Request for Information” topics in the following link: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fiscal-year-fy-2019-medicare-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-system-ipps-and-long-term-acute-0
CMS subsequently issued two sets of
Pennsylvania Department of Health has published its 2019 Medical Record Fees. The link to the announcement is: https://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol48/48-50/1939.html