CAHPS for PQRS Vendor Selection Deadline – September 22
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) deadline is 5:00 PM on September 22 for selection of a Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers…
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Million Hearts Application Deadline – September 10
The deadline is September 10 for practices to apply for participation in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Million Hearts: Cardiovascular Disease…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs update
Health Reform Simplified is your Washington, D.C. insider source for news, updates, and reminders on all the regulatory and legislative activity and deadlines affecting…
Read MoreAMA steps up push for Stage 3 MU delay
The American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association (AHA), and several other influential providers groups are now coordinating efforts to push the Centers for…
Read MoreSenate healthcare committee holds hearing on EHR “information blocking.”
Last month, the Senate healthcare (HELP) committee conducted a hearing titled, “Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology: Information Blocking and Potential Solutions.” This…
Read MoreAnthem Announces Agreement to Purchase Cigna: Consolidation of US Health Insurance Market Continues.
Following the recent Aetna/Humana merger, Anthem has announced an agreement to purchase Cigna, effectively turning the big five US health insurance companies into the…
Read MoreProposed 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Important Details on MU, PQRS, CCM and More
In July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that updates payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for…
Read MoreCMS Issues Q&A on Recent CMS/AMA ICD-10 Flexibility Announcement.
CMS recently issued a four-page document with 13 questions and answers related to the July 6, 2015 CMS/AMA joint announcement and guidance regarding ICD-10…
Read MoreICD-10 Deadline Holds Firm As Congress Enjoys August Recess.
The US House of Representatives and the US Senate are currently off for their annual five-week August recess, which runs through Labor Day. When…
Read MoreUS Senate Bill Exempts Ambulatory Surgery Center Encounters from MU
The US. Senate has approved a bill exempting patient encounters performed in an ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) from meaningful use requirements. The Electronic Health…
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