CMS published new proposed rules on 2/2/2011 that require most Medicare providers and suppliers to provide written notice to beneficiaries of their right to lodge quality of care complaints with Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). Under current CMS regulations, only beneficiaries admitted to hospitals as inpatients are required to receive information about contacting QIOs regarding quality of...
On 2/1/2011, CMS Issued MLN Matters No. SE1032 entitled “Expansion of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Supplier Standards” The article provides information for DMEPOS suppliers on the new expanded CMS...
On July 8, 2010, the OIG released a press release announcing that it entered into a 7.3 million dollar civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) settlement agreement with United Shockwave Services,...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court recently upheld a DHHS Departmental Appeals Board decision that found a skilled nursing facility’s (“SNF”) deficiencies were at an “immediate jeopardy” level relating to...
In order to implement requirements in the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA” or the “Health Reform Bill”), CMS is starting to share information with...
The DHHS Departmental Appeals Board (“DAB”) upheld the revocation of a pharmacy’s supplier number even after the tainted owner sold his interest to the remaining owner who was not...
The New York Times reported that “a federal appeals court has ruled that New York State must comply with a lower court’s order to begin immediately transferring thousands of...
