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CMS delays CJR, bundled payments until Jan. 1

SDAHO - May 19, 2017

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the start date to Jan. 1 for the expansion of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, the new bundled payment program for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services and the new cardiac rehabilitation incentive program.

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Medicare SNF PPS Final Rule FFY2017

SDAHO - August 17, 2016

On Aug. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 final...

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Hospices: Review First Provider Preview Reports by June 30

SDAHO - June 12, 2017

Provider Preview Reports for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) are available with Oct. 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2016, data. Providers who believe their quality measure results are inaccurate can request a CMS review until June 30.

DSS mailing out Disproportionate Share Payment surveys to inpatient hospitals

SDAHO - May 2, 2017

The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) is mailing out Disproportionate Share Payment surveys to inpatient hospitals. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) audit and reporting rule in the Federal Register on December 19, 2008.

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Updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool

SDAHO - October 10, 2016

The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT and the Office for Civil Rights recently posted an updated...

CMS merges content to main ICD-10 site

SDAHO - March 3, 2017

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has merged all up-to-date content from its Road to 10 website to its main ICD-10 site at cms.gov/ICD10.