by Keith Kuhn | Jul 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is proud to announce the introduction of a new piece of legislation to fix the broken Medicare audit system. The Audit Improvement and Reform Act (AIR Act), sponsored by Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) and John...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 15, 2014 | Reimbursement
Earlier this week Jonathan Linkous, the CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, proudly announced to the ATA membership that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had approved various requests to expand the list of reimbursement-eligible...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 13, 2014 | Industry
The American Telemedicine Association, in a letter sent this week to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), outlines several recommendations to improve network adequacy of managed care plans via telemedicine. ATA calls recognition of telemedicine...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 12, 2014 | Provider
A month after the freshly cobbled Allegheny Health Network had unveiled its new logo and advertising campaign in a media event last July, the system’s brand recognition was at 11 percent. Today — after a year of countless television ads, radio spots, print...
by Keith Kuhn | Jul 10, 2014 | Reimbursement
On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule updating Medicare’s Home Health Prospective Payment System payment rates for 2015. The rule implements the second phase of a four-year initiative to rebase Medicare home health...
