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- Meaningful use calls for meaningful risk analysis
The proposed rule for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive states that in Stage 1 of meeting the criteria for certified EHR, eligible providers are to attest that a risk analysis has been conducted and reviewed.
- Enter to win a free registration to the 2010 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium
Each month, we will give away one free registration to the upcoming Credentialing Resource Center Symposium in Las Vegas on May 6-7, 2010. We will give away three free seats—one in February, one in March, and one in April.
- CMS expands medical request limits to all institutional providers
CMS has expanded its fiscal year 2010 RAC additional documentation requests (ADR) (i.e., medical record requests) limits to all institutional providers.
- Mayo Clinic develops first hospital medicine PA program
The Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine has developed the first hospitalist-specific physician assistant (PA) fellowship for certification, according to a new paper.
- News: Joint Commission reports patient care improved in 2009
In the past seven years, U.S. hospitals have steadily improved the quality of patient care, according to “Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality and Safety 2009.”
- Note: CMS revises "incident to" rules relating to hospital diagnostic services
During the past several years, CMS has been revising and refining the “incident to” rules that apply to hospital therapeutic services. These rules provide the threshold coverage criteria that must be met in order for hospital therapeutic services to be covered under the Medicare program. In the CY 2010 OPPS final rule, CMS also revised the “incident to” rules relating to hospital diagnostic services. In order for hospital diagnostic services to be covered, they must meet the following requirements.