CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2013 reporting year from 11:59 pm ET on February 28, 2014 to 11:59 pm ET March 31, 2014.
In addition, CMS is offering assistance to eligible hospitals who may have experienced difficulty attesting to submit their attestation retroactively and avoid the 2015 payment adjustment.
This extension will allow more time for providers to submit their meaningful use data and receive an incentive payment for the 2013 program year, as well as avoid the 2015 payment adjustment.
This...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Industry Transition to Make Certification A Norm For Biller & Coders!
Even though currently billers and coders do not mandatory require
obtaining certification, this is expected to change due to increased
competition in the job market. Healthcare facilities are most likely to
prefer hiring billing and coding specialists certified by recognized
institutes such as American Health Information Management Association or the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Industry experts believe-
Growing competition, growth and industry changes are collectively making employers more...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
CMS delays HIPAA 5010 operation rules
With big data beginning to come through the healthcare industry, not only does the protection of patient information and images become a pressing issue, but so does the process of submitting claims to health insurance companies for medical services, including treatments, doctors' appointments and diagnostic imaging. This is why the government is implementing new operating rules as part of the most updated version of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
HIPAA, which was signed into law in 1996, addresses the security and privacy of sensitive data through the use...
Friday, January 18, 2013
Home Health Compare Poses Small Impact on Market Area Exit Decisions
According
to authors Jung and Feldman, the introduction of Home Health Compare, a
public reporting program initiated by Medicare in 2003, had a very
small and weak effect on selective exits by home health agencies between
2002 and 2004,. A 10-percent increase in reporting, the equivalent to
reporting one more indicator per agency, increased the probability of a
home health agency leaving an area with less-educated people by 0.3
percentage points, compared with leaving an area with high education.
This small level of market-area exits under public reporting is unlikely
to be practically...
Countdown to Affordable Health Insurance
January is the perfect month for looking forward to new and great things around the corner.
I’m feeling that way about the new Health Insurance Marketplace.
Anticipation is building, and this month we start an important
countdown, first to October 1, 2013, when open enrollment begins, and
continuing on to January 1, 2014, the start of new health insurance
coverage for millions of Americans. In October, many of you’ll be able
to shop for health insurance that meets your needs at the new
Marketplace at HealthCare.gov.
This is an historic time for those Americans who never had health...
Mental Health Parity Guidance
Today
in connection with the President’s announcement regarding the national
response to the Sandy Hook tragedy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official letter on the
application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act to
Medicaid managed care organizations, the Children’s Health Insurance
Program, and alternative benefit (benchmark) plans.
The State Health Official letter is available online at http://www.medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Federal-Policy-Guidance.htm...
CMS NEWS
Millions of Americans newly eligible for quality, affordable health coverage in 2014
Administration proposes guidance for Medicaid, health insurance marketplaces
Because
of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans will be newly
eligible to receive quality, affordable health care through Medicaid and
the new health insurance marketplaces (also known as the Exchanges) in
2014. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today
released a proposed rule that promotes consistent policies and
processes for eligibility notices and appeals in Medicaid, the
Children's...
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