CMS UPDATE: Updates to Drug Assistance Program, Data Sharing Agreement User Guides Now Available
Updates have been made to the following Drug Assistance Program, Data Sharing Agreement user guides:
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)Patient Assistance Program (PAP)State Pharmaceutical Assistance...
Inpatient/Outpatient- Dimensions Database Annual Meeting
The Inpatient
and Outpatient (IPOP)/Dimensions Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7,
2019 from 10 a.m.–2:00p.m. CST at the Hilton
Garden Inn South Sioux Falls. Lunch will...
IPOP and Dimensions Reporting to Require Passphrases by Dec 15
IPOP and Dimensions Reporting databases will transition to a passphrase requirement. Users need to update their password to a passphrase before December 15, 2021....
CMS Announces Expansion of Medicare Accelerated Payment Program
Expanded eligibility during the COVID-19 emergency will allow expedited payments to Medicare providers and suppliers.
Building on provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
CMS issues CY 2017 final rule for home health PPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the calendar year 2017 final rule for the home health prospective payment system (PPS).
The...
2017 Medicare HH PPS Final Rule Analysis available
The calendar year (CY) 2017 Medicare Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule Analysis is intended to show HH members how Medicare...
Emergency preparedness final rule intended to increase patient safety
On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long-awaited final rule on emergency preparedness, intended to establish...
CMS posts Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted an updated version of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), which all Hospitals and...
CMS publishes proposed rule on pass-through provider payments under Medicaid managed care contracts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule that would limit states’ ability to increase or create new pass-through...
Nursing home administrators asked to complete Medicaid payment methodologies survey
The Legislative Summer Study Committee reviewing Medicaid payment methodologies is asking that the South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD DSS) analyze changes to...
