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CLIA Waived Tests to Release list Effective on January 1, 2017

11/30/2016

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​The tests have been tweaked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) it says are waived from Clinical Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA), issuing the list effective on the day of January 1, 2017.

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Top Five Perils to Avoid: Select the correct EHR system the first time

11/29/2016

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​It is a major investment for hospitals to adopt an EHR system. If the organization selects the incorrect system then it gets even more expensive.
​In accordance to a recent survey from Software Advice, a resource for medical software buyers, many hospitals are presently stuck with unsatisfactory EHR systems. Several are searching around for software to replace their current system.


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CMS shows progress and development toward care equity

11/28/2016

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Highlights:
Progress and development has been showed by CMS toward goals developed in its Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare, in accordance to a recent blog post.
A path outlined by the plan to decrease obstacles to care among disadvantaged populations, involving ethnic and racial minorities, sexual and gender minorities, individuals with disabilities, and rural populations.

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Modifications in Stage 3 Meaningful Use Can Support Patient Engagement

11/27/2016

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Some changes should be considered by the policymakers to Stage 3 Meaningful Use patient engagement requirements to better permit patients’ health data access.
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Healthcare industry stakeholders and CMS should think about some significant modifications to the patient engagement requirements as the optional reporting period for Stage 3 Meaningful Use approaches, in accordance to a study released in the American Journal of Managed Care.

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John Hopkins Hospital Expands Cancer Urgent care center

11/26/2016

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​Several cancer sufferers going through the treatment struggle with extreme pain and fever, nausea, sometimes extreme enough to send them to the emergency room.
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But emergency room’s chaos and related anxiety are "an assault on your well-being," claimed Richard Dean, who took his wife several times while she was fighting against ovarian cancer 6 years ago. He asserted the Johns Hopkins Hospital officials that they required an urgent care center particularly for cancer patients.

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CMS Finally Issues the 2017 Medicare Deductible and Coinsurance Amounts

11/25/2016

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The Medicare Part A and B beneficiary cost sharing amounts for 2017 has been recently declared by CMS. In context to Part A, the 2017 deductible for hospital inpatient admissions for the first 60 days of care will be $1,316, followed by $329 each day for days 61-90 and $658 each day for stays beyond the 90th day in a benefit time period. $164.50 will be the daily skilled nursing facility coinsurance for days 21 through 100 in a benefit period. 2017 Medicare Part A premium amounts for the uninsured aged and disabled people who’ve exhausted other entitlement have also been released by CMS.

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Only 7 Days Left to Submit an Informal Review Request for 2017

11/24/2016

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 A downward payment adjustment in 2017 will be applied by CMS to those who didn’t satisfactorily report PQRS in 2015 involving:
  • Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) practice sites
  • Individual eligible professionals (EPs)
  • Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participant TINs
  • PQRS group practices

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CMS issues API to assist providers understand and select MACRA reporting measures

11/23/2016

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The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) with Quality Payment Program (QPP) of CMS is coming soon, which needs providers who bill Medicare more than $30,000 in a year to report few performance measures in case to adjust their payments deployed on performance. 

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VCYT Declares CMS To Maintain Medicare Reimbursement Rate for Afirma GEC

11/22/2016

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In accordance to Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its revised final 2017 Medicare reimbursement rate for the Afirma Gene Expression Classifier (GEC) of the company. The organization has enabled the genomic test's current rate of $3,200 will be maintained in the year of 2017 as a result of Veracyte’s reconsideration appeal or request. This ultimate Medicare reimbursement rate replaces the earlier released lower "gap fill" amount and will go into effect on the day of January 1, 2017.

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Medi-Cal reimbursement has been permitted by New Bill for therapists

11/21/2016

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In accordance to the legislation signed by the California governor previous month, several North State health centers will be capable to expand on mental health services by employing Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists to offer counseling.

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