Christina Ann Gonzalez

Corrections to CY 2012 OPPS/ASC Final Rule
Christina Ann Gonzalez, January 12, 2012
On January 4, 2012, CMS published corrections to the CY 2012 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment final rule with comment period, which was published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2011 (CY 2012 OPPS/ASC Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 74122). In its review...

OIG Issues Semiannual Report
Christina Ann Gonzalez, November 30, 2011
OIG Issues Semiannual Report - The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), recently issued its Semiannual Report (the Report) to detail the OIG’s most noteworthy findings and activities for the 6-month period from April 1, 2011 to September...

Prior Version of 855 Forms Accepted Through October 2011
Christina Ann Gonzalez, September 1, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that although providers and suppliers should begin using the recently revised versions of the Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment Applications (CMS-855) now, the 2008 versions may be used through October 2011. Providers and...