3M Study Notes How Rich Trumps Poor in Health Care Delivery Among Medicare Beneficiaries
A national study by 3M finds differences in health care delivery system performance for Medicare beneficiaries in low socioeconomic areas.
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US Reps in House Introduce Choose Home Care Act of 2021
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) commend the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 in the US House of Representatives.
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Bullet Point #4: Patient Most Likely to Use Telehealth
Results from a Phase 2 study conducted by Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO), a Net Health company, provide key insights for payors and providers about the use of telerehabilitation services during COVID-19.
In a MIPS Threepeat, CMS Approves FOTO as a QCDR Once Again
Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO), a Net Health company, has been approved for the 13th consecutive year by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a data registry for CMS payment programs, and for the third consecutive year as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for 2021, it announces.
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It’s Up to Trump to Dump the 5-Month Waiting Period for ALS Disability Insurance Benefits
Congress passed it and now The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act needs only President Trump’s signature to end the 5-month waiting period that stands in the way of benefits.
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Benefits Check and Prior Authorization Portal Among Myndview’s New Features
Myndshft Technologies announces the availability of Myndview, a web application which offers the same real-time medical benefits check and electronic prior authorization solutions that are currently available through Myndshft API integrations.
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Journal’s Special Issue Spotlights Vocational Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities
A special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation reports findings from the Substantial Gainful Activity Project, a Social Security Disability Insurance supplemental program.
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Raintree Systems Joins APTQI’s Fight Against Medicare Cuts
Raintree Systems has joined the Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) Board of Directors as an At-Large Member. In this capacity, APTQI and Raintree will continue to advocate for positive legislative and regulatory change to support the future of the physical therapy profession.
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ReWalk Robotics is Now Certified as a Medicare Provider
ReWalk Robotics, Ltd, a manufacturer of robotic medical devices for individuals with lower limb disabilities, announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized the Company as a Medicare Provider.
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How a Bundled Payment Model Could Reduce Health Disparities
A new nationwide model of care for hip and knee joint replacements appears to reduce disparities in health outcomes for Black patients, according to new research led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) published in JAMA Network Open.
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Myomo Receives Certification as a Medicare Provider
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has authorized Myomo Inc to be a Medicare Provider.
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Inpatient Rehab Facility Final Rule for FY 2021 Includes 2.8% Net Payment Increase
The American Hospital Association has issued a Regulatory Advisory summarizing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2021.
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Keet Outcomes Clients Earn Exceptional MIPS Performance Scores
One hundred percent of Keet Inc clients submitting 2019 outcomes data through the company’s Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) have exceeded the performance threshold for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), making them eligible for a bonus on every Medicare Part B payment collected in 2021, the company announces.
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Waive Budget Neutrality Rules to Protect Patient Access to Specialty Care, Lawmakers’ Letter Requests
A letter written by Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) – and signed by 92 bipartisan members of the US House of Representatives urges House leadership to waive budget neutrality rules in order to grant specialty providers a reprieve from severe Medicare cuts set to be implemented amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extend Some Telehealth, Therapy Waivers Permanently, CMS Suggests
The federal government introduced a proposed rule recently that would, if finalized, make permanent at least some of the emergency telehealth flexibilities implemented during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, while potentially allowing a greater frequency of remote nursing home interventions.
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Despite Opposition, CMS Proposes Continuing Reimbursement Cuts for PT, OT, in 2021
Despite opposition from lawmakers and healthcare stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to move forward with its decision to include deep, across-the-board 9% payment cuts to physical and occupational therapy in the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule for CY2021.
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CMS Issues the First HCPCS Level II Code for Exoskeletons
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II Code K1007 for the ReWalk personal exoskeleton. The new code, which will be effective on October 1, 2020, is reportedly the first of its kind for exoskeletons, ReWalk Robotics Ltd reports.
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Minority Patients in States with Medicaid Expansion Experience Fewer Leg Amputations, Per ACA Study
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion appears to have substantial positive effects on the care of racial and ethnic minorities with diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs).
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