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		<title>New Home Health Services and DME Restriction To Take Effect Soon</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/06/08/new-home-health-services-and-dme-restriction-to-take-effect-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective July 6, 2010, physicians who have not enrolled in PECOS or opted out of Medicare will not be able to order or refer Medicare patients for home health services or DME.  PECOS is the electronic database of Medicare providers and suppliers.  If a physician did not file an 855I enrollment form since November 2003, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Issues New Signature Guidelines for Medical Review Purposes</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/05/05/cms-issues-new-signature-guidelines-for-medical-review-purposes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/05/05/cms-issues-new-signature-guidelines-for-medical-review-purposes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS recently issued Transmittal 327, which sets forth new and tougher signature requirements for medical records.  The transmittal and the specific examples of acceptable and unacceptable signatures can be found at: www.cms.gov/transmittals/downloads/R327PI.pdf.
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		<title>New Guidance from the Department of Health Services&#8217; Division of Quality Assurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Billing and Payment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health Services’ Division of Quality Assurance released guidance today for health care providers. Specifically, the DQA issued a Quarterly Information Update which, among other things, noted that the Division is not considered a business associate of any health care provider licensed, surveyed or otherwise regulated by DQA.  Click here to access this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Grants CAHs Temporary Relief From Physician Supervision Requirements</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/03/23/cms-grants-cahs-temporary-relief-from-physician-supervision-requirements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS has announced that it will delay enforcement or evaluation of the physician supervision requirements for therapeutic services provided to outpatients of Critical Access Hospitals for the duration of the 2010 calendar year.  These requirements, initially set forth in its 2010 OPPS Final Rule, involve “direct supervision” over therapeutic services furnished in hospital outpatient departments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOJ Announces New Target – Medically Unnecessary Admissions for Chest Pain</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/03/23/doj-announces-new-target-%e2%80%93-medically-unnecessary-admissions-for-chest-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice’s office in the Western District of New York is reviewing potentially medically unnecessary inpatient admissions for chest pain.  The issue initially was identified by the ZPIC for New York state and referred to the MAC.  The DOJ is basing its investigation on results of the MAC audits, including unnecessary admissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/02/12/the-joint-commission-issues-sentinel-event-alert/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/02/12/the-joint-commission-issues-sentinel-event-alert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint Commission recently issued a Sentinel Event Alert on maternal death, which includes specific prevention measures for hospitals health care providers. Download the alert on maternal death.
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		<title>City of Angels Executives No Angels</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/01/26/city-of-angels-executives-no-angels/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/01/26/city-of-angels-executives-no-angels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Attorney recently settled its case against the former owners of a Los Angeles Medical Center.  The former executives have agreed to pay over $10 million for paying kickbacks to recruiters to bring homeless people to the hospital facility for unnecessary medical services.   View the U.S. Attorney’s statement related to this case.
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		<title>DQA Publishes Guidance on Faxed Prescriptions</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/01/19/dqa-publishes-guidance-on-faxed-prescriptions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/01/19/dqa-publishes-guidance-on-faxed-prescriptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pharmacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health Services’ Division of Quality Assurance recently issued its November/December 2009 Pharmacy Capsule, which included recommendations regarding the faxing of prescription orders. Specifically, the DQA advises that, for controlled substances in schedule III, IV and V, a pharmacy can accept a faxed prescription as long as the fax prescription contains the requisite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joint Commission Standard MS01.01.01</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/12/18/the-joint-commission-standard-ms01-01-01/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/12/18/the-joint-commission-standard-ms01-01-01/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical Staff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning December 17, 2009, The Joint Commission has posted MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20) for field review. The field review will last six weeks, and the proposed standard is identical to the standard drafted in March 2009 with the help of the AHA, AMA and others. To view the standard and other related TJC information, click here.
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		<title>CMS Modifies RAC Document Request Limit</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/12/07/cms-modifies-rac-document-request-limit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/12/07/cms-modifies-rac-document-request-limit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Billing and Payment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to comments from RACs, providers/suppliers and various health care associations, CMS has modified its limit for document requests from the RAC program for FY 2010.  To view this modification, see http://www.cms.hhs.gov/RAC/Downloads/DRGvalidationADRlimitforFY2010.pdf.
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