Articles Tagged With: rule
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New and Proposed HIPAA Rules May Offer More Protection
New legislation and proposed rules will affect HIPAA compliance. Both actions are good news for covered entities and business associates.
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Surgeons, Anesthesiologists Raise Alarm Over Medicare Fee Cuts
The cuts could hurt several healthcare sectors at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy financial toll.
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CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Tinged with a Bit of Controversy
A budget neutrality provision leads industry groups to cry foul over Medicare cuts.
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The Basic Elements of Healthcare Reimbursement, Part 2
This month will continue the discussion of healthcare reimbursement by third-party payers. We began last month with a review of the diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) and associated terminology. We will continue by reviewing how medical records are coded followed by the new MS-DRGs implemented in 2007.
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Waiting for Outcomes of Legal Challenges Unwise
Two healthcare attorneys advise medical facilities to proceed as though the rule requiring the disclosure of secret negotiated rates will go forward as planned.
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With Funding Announcement, Trump Begins Reshaping Title X
Funding announcement to reshape Title X.
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Final Rule Published on Fire Safety Requirements
CMS has announced a final rule to update ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities’ fire protection guidelines to improve protections from fire for all Medicare beneficiaries in facilities.
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Careful: HIPAA mental health change is limited, and not a free-for-all
President Obama’s recent announcement that he is changing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to allow reporting of patients with mental health issues drew acclaim from gun control advocates, but the effect on healthcare providers was not clear. -
Beef up your discharge planning to prepare for new rules
CMS has announced a proposed revision of the discharge planning requirements for acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, critical access hospitals, and home health agencies.