October 2004 Entries

Guest Perspective: HIPAA Gives Birth to the CMO

posted @ Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:05 AM |

Cost of Electronic Records Will Be Billions, New Study Says

posted @ Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:33 AM |

Professional Certification in Electronic Health Records and Health Information Technology

posted @ Monday, October 25, 2004 11:14 AM |

Implementing the Next Wave of HIPAA Regulations- 2004 HIPAA Provider Education Conferences

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 5:11 PM |

HHS Files Brief in Support of Florida Price Gouging Lawsuit

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 4:53 PM |

How to Pay For Healthcare Reform

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 12:15 PM |

Connecting For Health Proposes Direct Incentives for IT Adoption

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 12:08 PM |

Home health prospective payment systems; 2005 CY rates update

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 12:01 PM |

CMS "tool kit" for Health Care Professionals Concerning the Medicare Prescription Drug Program

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 11:59 AM |

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care Agenda

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 10:59 AM |

Instructions for Completion of CMS-1450 Billing Form Revised 10/15/2004

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 10:53 AM |

MMA-Nurse Practitioners as Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit Benefit Revised: 10/15/2004

posted @ Friday, October 22, 2004 10:51 AM |

Home Health Services: Coding and Reporting Program

posted @ Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:09 PM |

Council for Affordable Health Insurance Supports President Bush’s Health Plan

posted @ Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:33 AM |

CMS Open Door Forum - November 9, 2004 for RHHI

posted @ Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:37 AM |

Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update

posted @ Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:03 AM |

Free HIPAA TIPAAs To Health Care Providers On Lawyers' Web Site

posted @ Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:03 AM |

New HIPPA Rule Requires Rugged Security Framework

posted @ Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:20 AM |

Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 2:38 PM |

GAO Report on Medicare Hospice Care: Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 12:06 PM |

CMS Announces 2.3 Percent Increase In Medicare Home Health Payment Rates

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 11:37 AM |

MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home and Home Care Costs 2004

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 11:35 AM |

The MetLife Long-Term Care IQ Test

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 11:17 AM |

Elimination of Regulations for Written Statement of Intent

posted @ Monday, October 18, 2004 9:24 AM |

Interview with National Health Information Technology Coordinator David Brailer, MD, PhD

posted @ Friday, October 15, 2004 3:11 PM |

Nurse Practitioners as Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit Revised: 10/15/2004

posted @ Friday, October 15, 2004 12:58 PM |

Instructions for Completion of CMS-1450 Billing Form Revised: 10/15/2004

posted @ Friday, October 15, 2004 12:56 PM |

NHIA’s HIEC Electronic Claiming Survey for Home IV Providers

posted @ Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:49 PM |

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care December 6-8, 2004

posted @ Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:22 AM |

By 2020, One In Two Americans Over Age 50 Will Be At Risk For Fractures From Osteoporosis Or Low Bone Mass

posted @ Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:10 AM |

SharpWorkGroup and CMS Security Teleconferences

posted @ Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:32 PM |

Medicaid costs vie with education

posted @ Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:24 PM |

OIG Releases Study for 2005 Oxygen Reimbursement

posted @ Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:52 PM |

Wound Healing and Cellular Communication

posted @ Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:41 PM |

Joint Commission Seeks Applicants For 2005 Ernest A. Codman Award

posted @ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 3:13 PM |

Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC) meeting

posted @ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:59 PM |

Medicare Home Health Independence Demonstration

posted @ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:57 PM |

Florida Hospices and Palliative Care: The 20th Annual Symposium

posted @ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:35 AM |

A vision of the e-HIM future from AHIMA

posted @ Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:23 AM |

Registration for the First National Conference on Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care has been extended until Friday, October 22nd

posted @ Monday, October 11, 2004 9:35 AM |

Registration for the First National Conference on Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care has been extended until Friday, October 15th

posted @ Monday, October 11, 2004 8:28 AM |

New Report on Alzheimer's Caregiving Now Available

posted @ Monday, October 11, 2004 8:06 AM |

Hospice Pharmacia Launches Inpatient Unit Options for Hospices

posted @ Friday, October 08, 2004 12:26 PM |

Clinical Laboratory Information Resource for Medicare

posted @ Friday, October 08, 2004 12:23 PM |

HHS Awards $31 Million in Grants to 31 States to Help Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults

posted @ Friday, October 08, 2004 12:15 PM |

Joint Commission Launches Health Care Staffing Services Certification Program

posted @ Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:10 PM |

Palmetto GBA Online Learning User's Guide

posted @ Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:56 PM |

New CMS Coding Changes Will Help Beneficiaries

posted @ Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:10 AM |

NHPCO Strategic Blueprint

posted @ Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:33 AM |

Billing ICD-9-CM Codes on RAPs and Final Claims for Home Health: Update to Previously Released Instructions Based on CMS Clarification

posted @ Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:32 PM |

First-Year Experiences under the Federal Privacy Rule

posted @ Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:23 PM |

All 50 States Plan Cost-Cutting Action To Control 2005 Medicaid and SCHIP Spending, Surveys Show

posted @ Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:42 AM |

Hospice Manager Development Program

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 4:17 PM |

NHPCO Makes Quality and Access the Focus of New Initiative for Hospice

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 4:13 PM |

Internet-based online Courses for Clinicians and Caregivers

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 9:21 AM |

2004 Fee Schedule Amounts for Wheelchair Seat and Back Cushions

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 7:35 AM |

Clarification of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Rules in Relation to a Temporary

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 7:13 AM |

Palmetto GBA Hospice Coalition Questions and Answers - August 16, 2004

posted @ Monday, October 04, 2004 7:10 AM |

NCQA Report on The State of Health Care Quality

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 5:14 PM |

OASIS Assessment Calendar is available for calendar year 2005

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:21 PM |

Implementation of New Medicare Redetermination Notice

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:17 PM |

Additional Line Item Date of Service clarification for Dialysis, Home Health and Hospice Providers

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:03 PM |

Hospice Teaching and Instruction for Providers (TIP) Letters Process Changes

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:00 PM |

Hospice Costs Medicare Less and Patients Often Live Longer New Research Shows

posted @ Sunday, October 03, 2004 3:16 PM |

Findings and Recommendations on the Impact of the Privacy Rule on Fundraising

posted @ Saturday, October 02, 2004 1:09 PM |

Medicare Appoints Advisory Panel For New Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Process

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 2:41 PM |

Medicare Home Health Independence Demonstration

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 1:40 PM |

Nurse Practitioners as Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 1:37 PM |

Revised Instructions for Completion of Form CMS-1450

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 1:36 PM |

Notification to Providers of Intent to Complete a Post-Payment Audit

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 8:42 AM |

Implementation of Section 921 of the Medicare Modernization Act - Provider Customer Service Program

posted @ Friday, October 01, 2004 8:40 AM |