CMS is on the lookout for a chief health informatics officer
The search for such an expert appears to be a way to further the agency's interest in advancing interoperability-related efforts. The application deadline is July 20.
Goodbye, Meaningful Use. CMS renames program “Promoting Interoperability”
The agency announced plans to overhaul the Meaningful Use program by turning to a focus on interoperability and making it easier for patients to get their records electronically.
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CMS shakes up telemedicine, will pay for more services
On Thursday, CMS released its 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. As part of the rule, the agency will be paying for more telehealth services.
Where’s the data behind CMS’ Obamacare coverage map?
Last month, CMS released a map showing a county by county analysis of how many insurers are expected to participate in the ACA exchanges in 2018. But why hasn't the agency unveiled the raw data behind it?
CMS study: Doctors had advance care planning conversations with more than 220k patients in H1 2016
In the face of a House bill that would revoke Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life planning sessions, a CMS study reported that the program was used by about 223,000 patients.
Trump once again favors allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices
This represents the president's second change of opinion on the matter in the last week.
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Medicaid data cruncher Nuna launches with $90M in funding
The data platform eventually will contain eligibility, claims and clinical data for all 74.5 million Medicaid enrollees nationwide.
Andy Slavitt is leaving CMS, but his tweets defending Obamacare aren’t going anywhere
As the Affordable Care Act is coming under attack by the new Republican-controlled Congress and incoming Trump administration, Slavitt, acting administrator of CMS, isn’t being shy online.
CMS tries new model for rural health in Pennsylvania
The new model calls for participating hospitals to receive fixed, global budgets from participating payers, including Medicare, set in advance to cover the cost of all the inpatient and outpatients services they provide.
CMS never recouped millions in Medicare Advantage overpayments
Outside of public view, federal officials have been losing a high-stakes battle to curb widespread billing errors by Medicare Advantage plans, according to records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
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Medicare to reward docs for ‘high need’ care coordination starting in January
New 2017 payments for “complex chronic care management” are more generous than current rates and can be billed more often, making them more attractive.
769 hospitals hit as CMS expands penalties to infection control
CMS is cracking down on hospital-acquired infections, starting with MRSA and C. difficile.
CMS, AHRQ offer new options for improving Medicare patient engagement
CMS, in conjunction with AHRQ, announced two new programs, called the Shared Decision Making Model and the Direct Decision Support Model.
What is the healthcare industry saying about Price, Verma?
You got the expected praise from the right and outrage from the left, particularly for Price, who is as conservative as they get in Congress. But for the most part, the healthcare industry welcomed the picks.
Who is Seema Verma, Trump’s nominee to head CMS?
Verma was the architect of the Healthy Indiana Plan, billed as the nation's first consumer-directed Medicaid program. She has been a close ally of Vice President-elect Mike Pence.