Two bundled payment programs could be canceled before they begin, and the scope of a third will be significantly limited if a proposed rule released by CMS August 17 is finalized.
In a move that has been anticipated for a few years, CMS issued a proposal in the 2018 OPPS proposed rule to expand packaging policies to include low-level drug administration services.
CMS proposed a handful of changes to the inpatient-only list in the 2018 OPPS proposed rule, including the removal of total knee replacement procedures from the list despite receiving mixed feedback on that idea last year.
CMS has spoken repeatedly of easing the burden for providers this spring, and the agency’s Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule released June 20 attempts to do that for small practices and other clinicians.
Staffing problems and outdated equipment and software are healthcare’s top cybersecurity challenges, according to a June 2 report released by the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, a federal task force established to fulfill requirements of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
HHS and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a resource guide outlining how to measure compliance program effectiveness. After surveying compliance professionals and staff from within HSS, seven key elements of compliance programs were identified.
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) recently released semiannual report says vulnerabilities remain under CMS’ 2-midnight hospital policy as the agency recently concluded a study into hospital reporting of such stays.
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