Topic: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will explore alternatives to the traditional fee-for-service model for paying doctors. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will spend $10 billion during the next nine years on research into how to reduce health care costs ...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launch 'Blue Button' downloads at MyMedicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched a new feature on the the MyMedicare. gov secure website that enables 47 million Medicare beneficiaries to view, download and print ...

Disabled Building Grants

Homes are generally built for people who are physically able. Specially Adapted Housing Grant The Department of Veterans Affairs offers the Specially Adapted Housing Grant for veterans and service members who have been disabled while serving in the armed forces. usda.gov Section ...

What Is a Clinical Assessment?

A clinical assessment, sometimes referred to as a health assessment, is a documented process that is used to evaluate, diagnose, and treat individuals. Often, this results in more detailed and accurate diagnosis and treatment for patients.Some clinical assessments are mandated by federal ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued specific requirements for the prescription pads that physicians and other health care professionals use to write their outpatient drug prescriptions. Exceptions There are a few kinds of prescriptions that are exceptions to ...
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates and certifies nursing homes. Because states are responsible for licensing nursing homes, CMS contracts with states to ensure homes meet quality standards. CMS ...

Is Your Hospital Overusing Scans?

Patients across the country are being unnecessarily exposed to radiation because of the overuse of scanning technologies, including CT scans, MRIs and X-rays.. This information comes from Hospital Compare, a website from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that tracks ...

Consumers Union applauds Berwick nomination

We are relieved that President Obama moved ahead on the appointment of Donald M. Berwick M.D. to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He will make a fundamental difference in improving the way the system works for Medicare and Medicaid ...

PATIENTS LESS LIKELY TO SUE AFTER RECEIVING AN APOLOGY

The article reports on a survey of British physicians and healthcare providers, which states that about 90 percent of medical professionals, believe patients are less likely to sue after mistake, if they receive an apology. TJRlate Edited by Morgan Lewis Jr. Senior ...

Medicare to test more medical home models

The federal government is inviting states to apply for participation in a project that will assess the effectiveness of collaborating with Medicare on a patient-centered medical home model. Under the three-year project --the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration -- Medicare will ...
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