Articles Tagged With: CMS
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Orthopedic Excitement in 2021
It is critical to secure commitment from surgeons before investing time and money in preparing facilities for newly approved procedures. Surgeons can provide valuable input on equipment needs. Be aggressive, but be smart.
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Thorough Screening Might Cut Repeat ED Visits, Prevent Readmission
Asking patients about social determinants of health leads to more complete care.
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Surgeons, Anesthesiologists Raise Alarm Over Medicare Fee Cuts
The cuts could hurt several healthcare sectors at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy financial toll.
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CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Tinged with a Bit of Controversy
A budget neutrality provision leads industry groups to cry foul over Medicare cuts.
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Price Transparency Now a Reality; Not All Hospitals Fully on Board
Some hospitals were holding off, hoping courts would overturn the requirements. Other facilities still are contending with operational challenges caused by COVID-19. Nevertheless, expectations have changed — and the consequences of noncompliance are real.
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Hospitals Without Walls
In April, CMS unveiled “Hospitals Without Walls,” a COVID-19 pandemic-specific policy likely to affect both hospitals and surgery centers. It provides a path for a Medicare-approved ASC to change its status to a hospital, thus allowing just about any Medicare-approved procedure permitted in a hospital to be performed in a surgery center — and at hospital reimbursement rates.
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CMS Releases Preliminary Data for Accountable Health Communities Model
One-third of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries screened so far have reported at least one health-related social need.
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CMS Identifies Telemedicine Quality Tracking Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing more detailed guidance for how healthcare providers should report electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth encounters. A total of 39 electronic clinical quality measures were recently published for the 2021 performance period.
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American College of Surgeons Opposes New Fee Schedule
How might this proposed fee schedule affect surgery centers?
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American College of Surgeons Opposes New Fee Schedule
How might this proposed fee schedule affect surgery centers?