by Keith Kuhn | May 15, 2013 | Government, Regulations
The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs provide incentive payments to eligible professionals, hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as they adpot, implement, upgrade or demonstrate “meaningful use” of certified EHR technology. Eligible...
by Keith Kuhn | May 13, 2013 | Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration has officially approved Breo Ellipta, a much-anticipated new treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The inhaled drug was developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, and is touted as the first once-daily maintenance...
by Keith Kuhn | May 13, 2013 | Government, Regulations
As HME stakeholders continue to pore over the list of Round 2 contract suppliers, it’s become more and more clear that some may not meet various licensing requirements—a condition of winning a contract. “How are they granted awards if they didn’t meet state...
by Keith Kuhn | May 13, 2013 | Government, Payor, Regulations, Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states: “Non-contract suppliers must provide written notification of their decision whether to be a grandfathered supplier to all of their Medicare beneficiaries who reside in a competitive bidding area (CBA) and...
by Keith Kuhn | May 13, 2013 | Provider
Hospice marketers, exploring possibilities for new revenue to help continue the industry’s remarkable growth, are looking to exploit a provision in the 2010 health care law by persuading hospitals to send Medicare patients into end-of-life hospice care instead...
