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NewsCMS opens bloodstream infection data to public
Aiming to boost hospital transparency and accountability, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened up blood infection data to the public. CMS has updated the Hospital Compare website Read more...
Hospital withholds patient safety report, cites legal woes
In a move away from patient safety and transparency, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is withholding a federally mandated patient safety report for fear of lawsuits, reported The Dallas Morning Read more...
OIG: Barred physicians prescribe $15M in drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has allowed physicians who are barred from prescribing under Medicare Part D to prescribe more than $15 million worth of drugs, according to the Read more...
CMS delays Medicare RAC prepayment reviews
After receiving many comments about Medicare prepayment audits scheduled to start this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to delay the reviews until further notice. Read more...
UC Irvine investigated for unsafe drug pumps, untrained staff
State and federal health officials investigated UC Irvine Medical Center in California after a kidney transplant patient, who received too much medication from a drug pump, died in July, reports the Read more...
Berwick blasts limited hospital stays, healthcare rationing
To help rein in escalating Medicaid costs, several states are severely restricting hospital stays. However, that move has been stirring up some opposition, especially from former CMS Administrator Read more...
Medicare collects almost $800M in overpayments
Medicare collected a total of $797.4 million in overpayments for fiscal year 2011, compared to returning $141.9 million in underpayments, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Read more...
Congress urges CMS to fight Medicare fraud with moratoriums
Even though health reform gave the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) authority to impose moratoriums on new Medicare providers and suppliers when there's a high risk of fraud, waste, Read more...
Feds triple recovered money from Medicaid scams
The federal government has more than tripled the amount of funds it has recovered through Medicaid fraud prosecutions during the past six years, reports USA Today. In 2010, the feds recovered more Read more...
HHS releases final ACO rule with 'significant changes'
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) today released the final rule for accountable care organizations (ACO). After much criticism from professional physician organizations and aversion Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedicare proposes new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing programMEDICARE FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Office of Media Affairs Jan. 7, 2011 Read more >> Affordable Care Act program to improve hospital care for patientsDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Room 352-G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Office of Media Affairs MEDICARE NEWS FOR Read more >> |
