CMS BUNDLED PAYMENTS TEST PROGRAM: CARROT AND STICK IN EFFECT
(Source – www.bna.com) A recent CMS announcement means providers in a bundled payments test program will need to coordinate care well
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Month: August 2015
Medicare rules may encourage nursing homes to over-treat patients
(By – Leslie Small, www.fiercehealthpayer.com) Even as the healthcare industry puts an increased emphasis on cutting costs, Medicare’s payment rules for
Read MoreBrooklyn doctor gets two years in prison for $13 million billing fraud
(By – Susan Morse, www.healthcarefinancenews.com) A doctor at a Brooklyn, New York, clinic was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for
Read MoreHospice to take part in Medicare Care Choices Model
(Source – danvers.wickedlocal.com) Care Dimensions has been selected to participate in the Medicare Care Choices Model, announced in July by Health
Read MoreLegislators call on Washington to support telemedicine
(By – WILLIAM MORRIS, www.southernminn.com) The future of medicine might involve a lot less time in the doctor’s office, and local legislators
Read MoreClifton Ambulance Provider Charged With Health Care Fraud
(By – Paul Nichols, bergendispatch.com) Imadeldin Awad Khair was charged today with operating a lucrative ambulance company that received funds from Medicare
Read MoreNAAOP petition on Medicare proposal garners 100,000 signatures
(Source – www.healio.com) The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics announced it has exceeded the 100,000 signatures needed
Read MoreU.S. House Votes to Abolish IPAB
(By – D. BRADY NELSON, via news.heartland.org) The U.S. House of Representatives voted in June to abolish the Independent Payment Advisory Board
Read MoreMark your calendars: McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns!
(By – Emily Mongan, www.mcknights.com) It will be back to school for students in a few weeks — but they don’t
Read MoreFeds name Life Care Centers CEO in False Claims Act suit
(By – Emily Mongan, www.mcknights.com) Life Care Centers founder and CEO Forrest Preston has been named by federal prosecutors in an amended
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