Using data from 632 primary care practices, the authors show that the CMS Practice Assessment Tool has adequate predictive validity for participation in alternative payment models. Objectives: To ...
While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare ...
CMS released proposals to update cardiovascular disease risk assessment and risk management services. The organization proposed coding and payment for an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk ...
CMS and the CDC have begun a three-year pilot project that will use data from educational pilot surveys conducted in nursing homes and hospitals to evaluate the efficacy of current infection control ...
CMS has posted a new technology assessment for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) addressing the evidence for use of ICDs for “primary prevention” of sudden cardiac death (SCD)—prevention ...
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Medline and Providigm, the creator of abaqis, unveiled a new CMS Facility Assessment Tool during the The AHCA/NCAL 68th Annual Convention & Expo in Las Vegas. The new tool uses a facility’s Minimum ...
This editorial reviews the recently published study (AJMC April) by Gerrard et al, which analyzed the statistical prediction model of the Fitness Index Measure for hospital readmission in unilateral ...
CMS is seeking comment on a proposed ICD-10 industry readiness assessment (pdf), which will be used to understand each sector’s progress toward ICD-10 compliance. CMS will also use the ICD-10 ...
Though it’s not officially part of their mandate, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has gradually assumed more health technology assessment responsibilities over the years. As CMS begins ...
On August 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed significant changes to its processes and standards for determining when an item or service is “reasonable and ...
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