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Take Action by July 1 to Avoid 2016 Medicare Payment Adjustment

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Medicare Eligible Professionals: Take Action by July 1 to Avoid 2016 Medicare Payment Adjustment Payment adjustments for eligible professionals that did not successfully participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in 2014 will begin on January 1, 2016. Medicare eligible professionals can avoid the 2016 payment adjustment by taking action by July 1 and applying for a 2016 hardship exception. Continue reading Take Action by July 1 to Avoid 2016 Medicare Payment Adjustment→

Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs

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Affordable Care Act payment model saves more than $25 million in first performance year Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced positive and promising results from the first performance year of the Independence at Home Demonstration, including both higher quality care and lower Medicare expenditures. “These results Continue reading Independence at Home practices succeed in improving care, lowering costs→

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CMS announces entrepreneurs and innovators to access Medicare data

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Last week at Health Datapalooza, the acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Andy Slavitt, announced a new policy that for the first time will allow innovators and entrepreneurs to access CMS data, such as Medicare claims. As part of the Administration’s commitment to use of data and information to drive transformation of the healthcare delivery system, CMS Continue reading CMS announces entrepreneurs and innovators to access Medicare data→

Revised CMS 855R Application – Reassignment of Medicare Benefits

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Physicians, non-physician practitioners, providers, and suppliers must use the revised CMS 855R (Reassignment of Benefits) application beginning June 1, 2015. The revised CMS 855R application will be available for use on the CMS.gov website as of December 29, 2014. MACs may accept both the current and revised versions of the CMS 855R through May 31, 2015, after which the revised Continue reading Revised CMS 855R Application – Reassignment of Medicare Benefits→