Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
There may be a permanent CMS head
Published on Wed Jun 09, 2010
There may be a permanent CMS head sooner than expected. President Obama plans to bypass the highly politicized Senate confirmation of Dr. Donald Berwick as CMS Administrator. Instead, the President will appoint Berwick while the Senate is out on recess, according to press reports. The President's supporters say he was forced to resort to the recess appointment because some Republicans intended to stall Berwick's appointment to focus on protesting larger health care reform. The President's detractors say he is trying to stifle debate on a controversial candidate who supports care rationing.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Enrollment:
HHAs Tread Cautiously In PECOS Quagmire
Help your docs enroll before accepting their patients, trade group advises. The feds' stance on [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
SEC Launches Home Care Therapy Investigation
Wall Street Journal article impact continues. If you thought you had a good reason to [...] - Competitive Bidding:
Bidding To Slash DME Payments By One-Third
Bidding on track to take effect Jan. 1. Nine areas of the country will see [...] - Risk Management:
Preempt the Perils of Online Social Media Forums
Prohibit your staff from making this No. 1 privacy mistake. Online social forums provide a [...] - HIPAA:
Real-World Cases Highlight Dangers of Privacy Violations
Nurses take heat for online privacy violations. Looking for cautionary scenarios to keep everyone on [...] - Billing:
Test Your 5010 Readiness With At Least 25 Claims
Start your internal testing ASAP, CMS Says. When testing whether you'll be able to appropriately [...] - Industry Notes:
Follow Signature Rules Or Risk Reimbursement
Never accept stamped signatures. If your ordering physicians like to sign with just their initials [...] - Industry Notes:
There may be a permanent CMS head
There may be a permanent CMS head sooner than expected. President Obama plans to bypass [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospital patients at end of life need to
Hospital patients at end of life need to have better communication with their physicians about [...] - Industry Notes:
The marching orders that will exempt
The marching orders that will exempt pharmacies from DME accreditation requirements have gone out. Pharmacies [...] - Industry Notes:
Your hard-of-hearing patients may benefit
Your hard-of-hearing patients may benefit from some physical activity. The American Journal of Audiology published [...] - Industry Notes:
If you're not conducting criminal background
If you're not conducting criminal background checks carefully, it could close your doors. That's what [...] - Industry Notes:
Long Island's North Shore University
Long Island's North Shore University Hospital has agreed to purchase New York City's Saint Vincent's [...] - Industry Notes:
LHC Group Inc. has entered into a
LHC Group Inc. has entered into a home health joint venture with The Health Care [...]
View All
