CMS Tightens Screws on Home Health Fraud
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making strides to crack down on home health fraud through data use and more site visits, the agency announced Monday. (Kourtney Liepelt/Home Health Care News)
Businesses invest heavily in events, yet they often have no concrete plan to help increase the payoff
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2016)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes for the Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Programs in 2017 that will, if finalized, provide stable and fair payments to plans, and makes unprecedented improvements to the program for plans that provide high quality care to the most vulnerable enrollees.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 23, 2016)—As part of our efforts to improve care delivery, data sharing, and transparency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing two public data sets regarding the availability and use of services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by ground ambulance suppliers and home health agencies, as well as a list of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers and suppliers currently approved to bill Medicare.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan., (February 23, 2016)—Therafirm, a manufacturer known for making high quality gradient compression socks and hosiery, is releasing an addition to its new brand, EASE by Therafirm, which already features an opaque line and microfiber line of easy-to-put-on compression hosiery.
KANSAS CITY, KA (February 23, 2016)—Therafirm, a manufacturer known for making high quality compression socks and hosiery, released an addition to its new brand, TheraSport, which already features gradient compression athletic performance and recovery socks. New addition, TheraSport Athletic Leg Sleeves round out a line known for being engineered to improve circulation and provide more energy for greater endurance, enhanced performance and a speedy recovery.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., (February 23, 2016)—Breathe, LLC has announced that it's oximetry software platform now supports the Contec (VPOD Ultra) pulse oximeter. This new software enhancement allows DME Providers to have more options when it comes to choosing their IDTF.
LENEXA, KAN., (February 24, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute healthcare software, and Rock-Pond Solutions, Mediware’s exclusive business intelligence partner, announce the release of custom business intelligence reporting to current Fastrack customers.