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Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) 101 Conference Calls
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Apr 27th, 2010
On April 6, 2010, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would conduct a series of "RAC 101" nationwide conference calls. Each call will be conducted by CMS staff and will cover RAC basics and the operational process. The opportunity to ask questions will be available at...
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CMS Regulations for Home Health and Hospice
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Apr 27th, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that home health regulations will be issued around August 1, this year. CMS may issue a technical update on hospice prior to August 1, but the bulk of regulations for hospice will be included in the home health regulations in...
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Annual Meeting Public Policy Forum Shared VNAA's Successes and Plan of Action
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Apr 27th, 2010
The Public Policy Forum presentation given by Heather Mizeur from the Mizeur Group, VNAA’s government relations firm, provided Annual Meeting attendees with an overview of VNAA’s intervention and overall impact on the healthcare reform process and shared next steps for shaping the implementation of...
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Obama Administration to Appoint Dr. Donald Berwick as CMS Administrator
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Apr 12th, 2010
Recently, the Obama administration announced that it plans to appoint Dr. Donald Berwick, President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and Harvard professor.
Now that health reform has passed, the Obama administration needs to appoint a CMS Administrator that can...
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HIT Policy Committee Recommends Flexibility in Demonstrating Meaningful Use
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Feb 22nd, 2010
The Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee, which advises the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on HIT implementation, recommended flexibility for physicians and hospitals in meeting the requirements in the HHS proposed rule for meaningful use.
The HIT Policy Committee...
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Analysis of FY 2011 Budget Proposal
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Feb 15th, 2010
ACTION: VNAA members are asked to continue to actively lobby their Members of Congress – as the budget does assume deep cuts for home health and hospice.
OVERVIEW:
A $3.8 trillion budget was released by President Obama on February 1 that contains no new Medicare cuts for home health and...
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