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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 00:00 |
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SAVING MONEY FOR MEDICARE AND TAXPAYERS
New CMS Report Shows Savings of Nearly $8 Billion by 2012
Medicare will see savings of nearly $8 billion by the end of 2012 with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported on August 2, 2010. In a new study
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 20:52 |
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Sunday, 01 August 2010 00:00 |
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SHOWS PAYMENT CHANGES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE, LONG-TERM CARE FOR FY 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule establishing fiscal year (FY) 2011 policies and payment rates for inpatient services furnished to people with Medicare by acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and certain excluded hospitals, on July 30, 2010. Due to the timing
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 August 2010 17:01 |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:00 |
Largest Ever Settlement for Patient Privacy Violation Under HIPAA
Another Settlement Expected Soon
Failure to securely dispose of items containing protected patient information cost two of the nation's three largest retail pharmacy chains a total of $2.25 Million and $1 Million to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday, July 27.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:03 |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 00:00 |
Fully Endorses Contingency Fees for Auditors
Video and Transcript Posted by The White House
President Obama signed into law today measures that hold government accountable for responsible use of taxpayer dollars and are intended to cut down on waste, fraud and abuse. The President also remarked that he has directed federal agencies to perform rigorous audits, paying companies conducting these audits based on the abuses or errors that they find. This method is already being used with great success (for the auditors) for the CMS Recovery Audit Contractors program. A video and transcript are available below.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 02:00 |
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