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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its final rule for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2017. After application of the 0.5% payment increase required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 and mandated budget neutrality cuts,…
Enrollment in U.S. medical schools grew 1.9% in 2016 to 21,030 students, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced yesterday. The number of women who enrolled grew 6.2% for the year, to 10,474. Applications to U.S. medical schools rose by 0.9%, to a record 53,042, including 38,782…
AHA will host a webinar Nov. 3 on the final rule implementing Medicare’s new physician payment system, mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Among other topics, the 3 p.m. ET webinar will review how hospitals and clinicians can prepare for 2017 quality…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 revised its site-neutral payment policy for off-campus provider-based hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). The agency said new services at existing off-campus HOPDs, as well as services at off-campus HOPDs that relocate, will be…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by 1.65% in 2017 compared to 2016. The rule also implements Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which requires that, with the exception of…
In today’s outpatient prospective payment system final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sets the requirements for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to attest to meaningful use of electronic health records in the coming years. CMS finalizes a 90-day reporting…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today named its new Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors. Three contractors will perform post-payment review of Part A and B Medicare fee-for-service claims for all provider types other than home health/hospice and Durable Medical Equipment,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted the final incentive payment adjustment factors for the fiscal year 2017 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, which are being used to adjust base operating Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group payments to eligible hospitals for…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released frequently asked questions for hospitals notifying patients of risk from potentially contaminated heater-cooler devices used during cardiac surgery. CDC last month advised hospitals to alert clinicians and patients that Stöckert…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration yesterday awarded up to $49 million over the next five years for state, tribal and community programs aimed at substance use prevention among children, adolescents and young adults. “These grants can help save lives and support…