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The Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model will give selected Medicare Prescription Drug Plans flexibility to design programs to improve health and lower costs, CMS announced Monday.
A federal judge has partly sided with providers in ordering the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to provide further justification for the 0.2 percent payment reduction in provider compensation that will kick in under the two-midnight rule, according to the September 21 ruling in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
Both CEO Keith M. McNeil and CFO Paul James of Cambridge have resigned, and the finances are under investigation.
An August survey by Navicure/Porter Research shows that an "overwhelming majority of participants" anticipates an immediate increase in their denial rate, with 56% of respondents citing ICD-10's impact on revenue and cash flow as their top concern.
In January, Rooney pleaded guilty and admitted that from 2005 to 2010, he was employed as a consultant by two medical device development and sales companies, Altiva Corporation and Allure Spine Consulting.
Our ICD-10 correspondents would volunteer to check in with us through the day to tell us how Day 1 of the rollout is going.
Even though most systems and medical practices have at this point invested in the staff, systems and training to get ready for the switch, medical professionals across the country are preparing for what could be a very rough week once October 1 hits.
A federal judge has partly sided with providers in ordering the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to provide further justification for the 0.2 percent payment reduction in provider compensation that will kick in under the two-midnight rule, according to the September 21 ruling in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli on Friday defended, without apology, his decision to up the price of the drug Daraprim from $3.50 a pill to $750, during MedHed's online interview Friday at medcitynews.com.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday said it has awarded more than $110 million to 17 hospital associations and health systems to support efforts in reducing patient harm tied to preventable medical errors and hospital-acquired conditions.