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Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
2004 Newsletter
BILL WATCH
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
BILL WATCH
Published on Thu Aug 12, 2004
No bills this week, as Congress enjoys its summer vacation and politicians hit the campaign trail.
Other Articles in this issue of
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Hospitals:
CMS Lowers Outlier Threshold In Inpatient Rule
CMS Lowers Outlier Threshold In Inpatient Rule
Under the final Medicare inpatient payment rule for fiscal [...]
Surgery:
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Coverage Still Tricky
Doctors are trapped by Medicare reimbursement.
Physicians providing stereotactic radiosurgery have run smack into a Medicare [...]
Medicare Doesn't Always Cover Arthroscopy
For patients with knee osteoarthritis, arthroscopy offers a way to look inside the joint. But [...]
Long-term Care:
SNFs Face Tough Financial Realities When Complying With Medicare Guidelines
Nursing homes face possible fines of $50,000 or more.
The feds and many states are putting [...]
Five Steps For Winning The Regulatory Battle
What SNFs need to know now.
To protect themselves from compliance problems, SNFs should take these [...]
Coumadin Clinics:
Tailor 'Flow Sheets' To Specific Patients
Physicians:
What's In Store For Physicians' Bottom Line
Physicians can catch their breath; CMS presses on toward preventive care.
What's on tap for physician [...]
Enforcement Watch:
Firms Should Be Vigilant On Reporting Drug Prices
Schering-Plough pays $345 million for allegedly wheeling and dealing with Medicaid.
Blockbuster drug? In the feds' [...]
Home Health:
HHAs Could Face New Quality Measures
Number of process-based measures could replace patient outcomes.
An organization few people have heard of could [...]
BILL WATCH
No bills this week, as Congress enjoys its summer vacation and politicians hit the campaign [...]
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