Deadline for DDE renewal – Extended to November 15th
Each year Medicare providers are required to recertify their Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Direct Data Entry (DDE) user access. CGS J15 planned to...
Reminder to Home Health Agencies to Create a QIES Account
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding home health agencies to create an account and establish credentials for the new Quality...
Free PEPPER Comparative Billing Report
The RELI Group, along with its partners TMF Health Quality Institute and CGS, is contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Leading Age Capitol Hill Insights Call
There is a lot of action going on in Congress and LeaadingAge wants you to know the latest scoop on what is happening and...
New Discharge Planning Rules Effective Nov 2019
On September 30, 2019, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule ​revising the discharge planning requirements that Hospitals (including...
HHS Proposed Changes for Physician Self-referral, Anti-kickback Regulations
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently released proposed revisions to the federal anti-kickback and physician self-referral (Stark law) rules. These revisions...
Nominations Sought for Technical Expert Panel on Outcome Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation...
Executive Order Directs HHS to Implement Reforms to Medicare
President Trump has issued an executive order instructing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pursue policies to strengthen the Medicare program...
Nursing Home 5-Star and Nursing Home Compare
CMS announced important changes to the 5-Star Quality Rating System and Nursing Home Compare.
Beginning October 23, nursing homes that meet certain criteria for abuse...
CMS Issues Final Rule Revising Medicare Conditions of Participation to Reduce Burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule revising the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions of Coverage...
