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- January 8, 2014
Newly Insured Begin Seeking Care: An Update on Colorado’s Enrollment
Read moreAccording to Modern Healthcare, health systems are reporting a flood of phone calls as newly insured patients start seeking care. Approximately 2.1 Americans have signed up for insurance through an exchange, and another 3.9 million qualified for Medicaid, according to Health and Human Services. The roll-out has been uneven...
00 - January 7, 2014
CAHs This is a huge billing change in 2014!
Read moreThis code does not apply to CAHs (for now). This is a huge billing change in 2014! CMS has implemented a policy to combine outpatient clinic evaluation and management visit codes into one APC. CMS finalized a policy that eliminated the existing five levels of hospital outpatient clinic visit...
- January 7, 2014
Readmissions and the CO APCD Webinar: January 22nd, 12:00-1:00 MT
Read moreReadmissions and the CO APCD: New Data Available to Support Care Transitions Webinar: January 22nd, 12:00-1:00 MT Hosted by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care Measuring success in reducing readmissions can be challenging. Time after time, it boils down to data: How many patients were admitted to...
- January 3, 2014
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Agency Information Collection
Read moreCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Dec 20, 2013 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting comments through February 18, 2014 on the Conditions of Participation for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Supporting Regulations, and the State...
- January 3, 2014
New and Revised Diagnostic Imaging Standards
Read moreJoint Commission Announces New and Revised Diagnostic Imaging Standards Joint Commission to revise qualifications for imaging clinicians The Joint Commission has approved standards changes for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care organizations that provide diagnostic imaging services, including ambulatory organizations that have achieved Advanced Diagnostic Imaging certification....
- January 3, 2014
HCPF ACA Implementation News
Read moreHCPF ACA Implementation News The latest issue of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing’s ACA Implementation News is now available online here.
- January 3, 2014
Register Now! CMS Series of 2014 Quality Program Webinars:
Read moreCMS 2014 Quality Program Webinars: CMS is hosting a new series of webinars in January to review activities that Medicare eligible providers will need to take in 2014 to earn incentives and avoid payment adjustments associated with the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value Modifier, and Stage...
- January 2, 2014
David Ginsberg set to speak at The Forum!
Read moreDavid Ginsberg, Senior Advisor at CRHC, will be joining a long roster of seasoned healthcare professionals set to speak at this year’s Forum Conference in April. David has lectured and provided hands on support for health care organizations who are searching, selecting or implementing Electronic Health Records. Drawing on...
- January 2, 2014
2014 eRx Payment Adjustment
Read moreRequest an Informal Review of 2014 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Payment Adjustment Eligible professionals and group practices (who self-nominated for the 2012 and/or 2013 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) group practice reporting option) who were not successful electronic prescribers under the 2012 or 2013 eRx Incentive Program will be subject to a...
- January 2, 2014
CMS Update on Postpayment Patient Status
Read moreCMS Transmittal 1315 CMS Transmittal 1315, dated November 15, 2013, is being rescinded and replaced by Transmittal- 1329, dated 12- 26 -2013, to clarify the dates of admission (business requirement (BR) 8508.1) and to remove reference to a dual-chamber pacemaker National Coverage Decision (BR 8508.1.1). All other information remains...
