Posts Tagged ‘rule’

A minor software problem resulted in the non-transmittal of some public comments on two proposed rules submitted between July 26-30 via www.regulations.gov.

The problem has been corrected and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting the public resubmit their comments on the 2010 Physician Fee Schedule or 2010 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System proposed rule before the close of the comment period for these rules (Aug. 31, 2009).

Click here for information on how to resubmit public comment on either of these two proposed rules.

Health care providers, health plans, and other entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will soon be required to notify individuals in the event their unsecured personal health information (PHI) is breached. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an interim final rule with comment period Aug. 24 providing new regulations regarding the HIPAA notice of breach requirements. Read more »

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed, July 1, several policy and payment rate changes for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for fiscal year 2010. Payment rate increases for providers paid under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and expanded coverage for certain Medicare services furnished in HOPDs and ASCs are projected in the 2010 proposed rule. Read more »