CMS offers cybersecurity recommendations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent out a Survey and Certification Letter, sharing recommendations to providers regarding cyber security.
The letter...
VNAA says MedPAC may recommend rate reductions for home health care, Hospice
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) says the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has again passed payment and policy recommendations for Medicare home...
Congress takes step toward repealing ACA through reconciliation
Last week, both the Senate and House took the first steps toward repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by approving a FY 2017 budget...
Rounds to chair Senate cybersecurity subcommittee
Sen. Mike Rounds has been selected to chair the newly formed Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity.
Rounds said the subcommittee will be tasked with...
CMS issues final rules on Medicaid managed care pass-through payments
The American Hospital Association says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday released a final rule limiting states’ ability to increase...
CMS announces extension of 2016 reporting deadline for reporting eCQM data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or...
HRSA issues final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices, penalties
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers in the...
Feds to close large portion of Hot Springs VA hospital
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday finalized its decision to close a large portion of the VA hospital in Hot Springs.
U.S. Sens....
AHA hosting Jan. 17 webinar on strategies to prevent workplace violence
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence initiative and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering will host webinar on workplace violence prevention strategies...
Judge rejects HHS’s motion to reconsider order compelling agency to reduce Medicare claims appeal...
A federal judge has rejected a request by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reconsinder his order to eliminate the backlog...
