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CMS POSTS MEDICARE PREMIUMS & DEDUCTIBLES FOR CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2012
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
released a Fact Sheet, announcing the Medicare
premium rates and deductibles for 2012 for Medicare,
Parts A, B and D. |
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 provides brief
descriptions of activities that OIG plans to initiate or
continue in FY 2012, which runs from October 1,
2011 through September 30, 2012. The following
key items are addressed in the FY 2012 work plan
for Nursing Homes. |
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CMS Publishes MDS 3.0 RAI Manual Updates
CMS published the updates to the Minimum Data Set
(MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
manual for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). These
updates will be effective October 1, 2011. The manual
contains both the updated version files (new for FY 2012)
and earlier version (no change) files. |
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CMS Posts Transition Document for FY 2012 FINAL RULE
The SNF PPS Final Rule outlined several changes effective for FY 2012. CMS posted a memo which describes the transition guidelines for these policies. |
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CMS has published parts of the RAI manual for MDS 3.0.
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Coding of Flu Vaccine on the MDS
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OIG Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2010 - Nursing Homes
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Federal Guidelines Encourage Employers
to Plan Now for Upcoming Influenza
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Priority Order of Quality Indicator Survey (QIS)
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION—5 Star Quality Rating System
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RAC Attack! Are you ready for a RAC Audit?
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Proposed Changes to the Prospective Payment System and Rate Year 2010 Rates
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Medicare Announces Sites for
Pilot Program to Improve
Quality as Patients Move
Across Care Settings
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CMS Releases Updated Special Facility Focus List
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Revised Quality of Care Guidance at F309
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OIG Supplemental
Compliance Program Guidance for
Nursing Facilities
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New HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance for Providers
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Revised Guidance to Surveyors - F325 & F371
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2009 Medicare Premiums
Deductibles and Coinsurance
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ICD-9-CM
ANNUAL UPDATE
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Fiscal Year 2009
Skilled Nursing Facility
Prospective Payment System
(SNF PPS) Final Rule
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Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, 2008
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SPECIAL EDITION PULSE - Update on Therapy Caps
June 27, 2008 special edition
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Therapy Cap Exception Process Update
June 25, 2008 edition
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Exceptions to Therapy Caps Restricted July 1, 2008
June 11, 2008 edition
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Assignment of Providers to MACs
May 5, 2008 edition
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2008 Medicare
Deductible, Coinsurance and Therapy Caps
January 8, 2008 |
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Fiscal Year 2008 OIG Work Plan
October 24, 2007 |
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CMS Issues New Survey Tag F373 - Paid Feeding Assistants
August 23, 2007 |
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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Payment Rates for Fiscal Year 2008
August 10, 2007 |
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Revised F-Tags 323 adnd 324 - Accidents and Hazards
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CMS Announces NPI Data Dissemination Policy
June 13, 2007 |
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CMS Proposes SNF Payment Increase for Fiscal Year 2008
May 10, 2007 |
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CMS Issues Contingency Plan for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Rule
April 11, 2007 |
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Recommendations to Congress
March 28, 2007 |
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CMS Renames the Medicare/Medicaid Provider Number
March 13, 2007 |
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NPI - Do You Have It? Are You Sharing It? Are You Using It?
February 23, 2007 |
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Part B Therapy Cap Relief for 2007
January 3 , 2007 |
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Physician Fee Schedule 2007 - Final Rule
November 9, 2006 |
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Flu Season is Here -
Are you ready for the New Regulations and Quality Measures?
October 26, 2006 |
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Medicare Nursing Home Payments to Increase in 2007
August 1, 2006 |
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CMS Issues DRAFT Revision to Surveyor Guidance at F-Tag 309 - Pain
July 14, 2006 |
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CMS Issues Guidance for Benefits Exhaust and No-Payment Bills
June 12 , 2006 |
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Who, What, When, Why & How of the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
May 31 , 2006 |
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New, Revised and Draft Guidance to Surveyors Apr. 19, 2006 |
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Therapy Cap Exception Process Feb. 16, 2006 |
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Outpatient Therapy Caps Return for 2006 Jan. 16, 2006 |
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Rehab Plus Extensive Services – Criteria to Achieve and RUG Assignment Anomalies Dec. 16, 2005 |
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Medicare Part D & Its Impact on Nursing Home Surveys Nov. 10, 2005 |
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Revisions to the State Operations Manual for Long Term Care
Oct. 27, 2005 |
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CMS FAQs Related to Hurricane Katrina Sept. 20, 2005 |
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RUG Refinements Posed to Significantly Impact Your 2006 Budget
August 23, 2005 |
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Hepatitis B Transmission in Nursing Homes July 11, 2005 |
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New Independent, Expedited Review Process for SNF Notices of Non-Coverage June 15, 2005 |
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