According to a CMS news update issued today, the first incentive payments for the Medicare EHR incentive program will be sent out this week. Providers who have successfully attested to meeting the meaningful use requirements and who have met other program requirements can expect to receive their incentive payments for the 2011 payment year sometime soon.
Ban on Physician Owned Hospitals Ruled Constitutional
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Posted in Fraud - Stark
In Physician Hospitals of America v. Sebelius, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas upheld § 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), which prohibits new physician owned hospitals and the expansion of those already existing.
Meaningful Use and Attestation
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Posted in HIPAA, HIT, and EHR
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Credentialing Injunction Settled for $4,000,000
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Credentialing and Peer Review
On January 21, 2009 I posted an article describing the preliminary injunction obtained by Jesse Cole, M.D. against St. James Healthcare in Montana, pursuant to which Dr. Cole’s clinical privileges were reinstated. For more information, see the website describing the final settlement in that case in which St. James Healthcare paid $4,000,000 to settle the
HHS Concludes Getting Punched In The Head Is Dangerous
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Legal News
We needed a study for this???
CMS Permits Self-Reporting Nursing Homes 50 Percent Penalty Reduction
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance
CMS has issued a final rule in 42 CFR § 488.438(c)(2), which will be effective January 1, 2012, which states:
· “When CMS determines that a SNF, a dually participating SNF/NF, or an NF-only facility subject to a civil money penalty imposed by CMS self-reports and promptly corrects the non-compliance for which the…
Physician’s Clinical Privileges Suspended for Long History of Disruptive Conduct
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Credentialing and Peer Review
The memorable lesson of Sternberg v. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital is that the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a grant of summary judgment to the hospital on the basis of immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), despite:
· The physician was admittedly a competent orthopaedic surgeon; and
· There had been no…
ONC Publishes Federal HIT Strategic Plan
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in HIPAA, HIT, and EHR
ONC Announces open public comment period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced an open public comment period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015 (“the Plan”). The Plan reflects ONC’s strategy, developed in collaboration with other federal…
Accountable Care Organizations
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Legal News
Important update today regarding Accountable Care Organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program).
Please click here to read more information.
CMS Launches Innovation Website
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Medicare & Reimbursement
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
CMS Innovation Center Website Launched To Collect Best Practices
On Monday, CMS launched a website for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to serve as a warehouse of new care models for Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Government Health ITreports.
Innovation Center Details
The new
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