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- November 13, 2013
Reassignment to Part A Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) billing under Method II (CAH II)
Read moreOn November 7, CMS issued a rescind and replace transmittal to: (1) Explain the purpose of this change request, (2) Remove federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics as entities eligible to accept reassignments, and (3) Clarify that Part A reassignments only apply to CAHs billing under Method...
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Proposed Rule: Changes to Contracting Policies for RHCs
Read moreThis CMS proposed rule would establish methodology and payment rates for a prospective payment system (PPS) for federally qualified health center (FQHC) services under Medicare Part B beginning on October 1, 2014, in compliance with the statutory requirement of the Affordable Care Act. This proposed rule would also establish...
- November 13, 2013
ICD-10: Less Than One Year Out, Provider Webinar
Read moreCMS is encouraging the health care industry to take advantage of the numerous resources for checking progress and any actions that may be needed because the October 1, 2014 is quickly approaching. To help support providers and other health care organizations, CMS is offering new resources and a webinar...
- November 13, 2013
Novitas Service Impacts Update
Read moreUPDATE: Service Impacts Due to System Changes As a result of recent system changes at Novitas, customers may experience temporary operational difficulties. Novitas appreciate your patience as they work through these issues. They will continue to provide updates as appropriate. Stay up-to-date: please visit this link for the latest...
- November 7, 2013
Prescription Drug Abuse Among Youth: Denver Town Hall
Read moreCommunity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America in Collaboration with the Office of the Governor and the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Present: A Statewide Discussion on Prescription Drug Abuse Among Youth: Denver Town Hall Wednesday, November 20th, 20136:30—7:00 pm ~ Hors d’oeuvres7:00—9:00 pm ~ Program Topics Include: Warning Signs and...
- November 7, 2013
SECAHEC Upcoming Events & Offerings – Fall 2013
Read moreSECAHEC Upcoming Events & Offerings Fall 2013 Colorado Trust’s Health Equity Learning SeriesDate: Friday, November 15, 2013 Time: 11:30 am to 1 pm Officials from The California Endowment and Kaiser Permanente, will speak about solutions for tackling social determinants of health. Pueblo City-County Health Department or St. Mary-Corwin Medical...
- November 7, 2013
The Joint Commission Updates Policy for Physician Practices in Hospital Survey
Read moreThe Joint Commission has revised its policy for inclusion of physician practices in hospital and critical access hospital accreditation surveys. Previously, Joint Commission policy required that a physician practice be included in the hospital’s survey if at least one of two criteria were present. To see the full article,...
- November 7, 2013
CREATE Tip of the Week – Participant Eligibility
Read moreUnderstanding CREATE Participant Eligibility Are you eligible? When deciding whether applying for CREATE is appropriate for your entity, one thing to consider is whether your employees are eligible for CREATE funding. As stated in the CREATE guidelines, CREATE funding may only be used for eligible participants who provide any level...
- November 6, 2013
New CREATE Awardees
Read moreCongratulations to the following entities for being awarded a CREATE fund at the October 22nd ERC meeting: City of Steamboat Springs Del Norte Community Ambulance Greater Brighton FPD Mineral County Ambulance San Luis Valley RETAC Arkansas Valley Ambulance Sedgwick County Ambulance Summit County Ambulance Service Western Regional EMS Council...
- November 5, 2013
Rural Health Open Door Forum
Read moreThe full agenda for the next Rural Health Open Door Forum scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 2pm-3pmET has been posted in the Downloads section of the Rural Health Open Door Forum page. Below are the proposed Announcements & Updates that are subject to change: Healthcare.gov/Marketplace.cms.gov Re-Launch FQHC...
