Thomas Scully is Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. According to whitehouse.gov: Tom Scully was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of American Hospitals. He served as...
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Thomas Scully is Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. According to whitehouse.gov: Tom Scully was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of American Hospitals. He served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1992 to 1993 and as Associate Director of the OMB for Human Resources, Veterans and Labor from 1989 to 1992. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and received his J.D. from Catholic University.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it will conduct an on-site conference to provide guidance to suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) regarding how to comply with the DMEPOS quality standards. According to CMS, the on-site conference will take place from 1:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. (EST) on October 14, 2008 and be held at CMS's offices in Baltimore, Maryland. CMS reports that the goal of the conference is to...
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On October 6, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a Press Release that it is undertaking aggressive new steps to find and prevent Medicare waste, fraud and abuse. Among other activities, CMS reports that it will take additional steps to fight fraud and abuse in home health agencies (HHAs) in Florida and suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) in Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina and New...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently solicited nominations for individuals to serve on the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC). The PAOC advises CMS on various issues related to the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS). According to CMS, the PAOC is comprised of members from the following categories:
Beneficiary/consumer representatives
Physicians and other practitioners
Suppliers...
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On August 19, 2008, CMS published the Final Rule in the Federal Register updating the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2009. In the FY 2009 IPPS Final Rule, CMS advised that, due to the enactment of the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), CMS would publish FY 2009 wage index tables, rates and impacts reflecting the implementation of the MIPPA in a Federal Register document subsequent to the FY 2009 IPPS Final...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted a Fact Sheet on the CMS website clarifying which eligible professionals and other persons will be exempt from the accreditation deadline for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) based on language in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).
As reflected the Fact Sheet, Subparagraph (F) of the MIPPA's Section 154(b)
states that eligible...
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HealthTrio LLC , a leading health information technology company, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Defense to expand its South ...
CENTENNIAL, Colo.----HealthTrio LLC, a leading health information technology company, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is collaborating with the U.S.
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