Today, CMS approved an additional seven state Medicaid waiver requests under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Act), bringing the total number of approved Section 1135 waivers for states …
An Important Alert from the Department of Health and Human Services: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes …
From congress.gov: This bill responds to the coronavirus outbreak by providing paid sick leave and free coronavirus testing, expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits, and requiring employers to provide additional …
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued Frequently Asked Questions to Ensure Individuals, Issuers and States have Clear Information on Coverage Benefits for COVID-19. This action is part of …
The CDC has issued new infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The guidance is summarized below: “Summary of Changes to the Guidance: Updated PPE …
Today, CMS released the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F). According to HealthIT.gov: “The rule is designed to give patients and their healthcare providers secure access to health information. It …
The CHIA (Center for Health Information and Analysis) has released a report from the statewide Social Risk Factors and Readmissions Workgroup, which details the proposed solution for accounting for social risk factors …
CMS is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Call for Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities process. Register today to secure your spot. Webinar Details Title: Call …
The National Quality Forum has released their 2019-2020 Measure Applications Partnership Workgroup Recommendations. A total of 16 new quality measures are either supported or conditionally supported for rule-making. A new measure …
Today, CMS’ “Compare” websites are separate entities that provide information on different provider types. Last week, CMS announced plans to combine and standardize these eight existing Compare tools, allowing users …
