Did you know that CMS will post new information on the CMS.Gov website, including the latest quality of care deficiency findings following complaint surveys at accredited facilities, a list of providers determined by CMS to be currently out of compliance that also references the provider’s accrediting organization, and overall performance data for the accrediting organizations’? [...]
Summer Newsletter 2018 President's Corner Welcome Summer! It has been a busy first half of the year and PAHQ is looking forward to the next half. Join me in welcoming new members: Cynthia Field and Carol Partridge PAHQ is looking for a chairman of the Membership Committee. See details below. There are several new [...]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced changes today regarding the way contractors decide which technologies are covered. In this first revision since August 2015, CMS has revised its Medicare program integrity manual in order to follow 21st Century Cures Act requirements for more transparency in the local coverage determination, or LCD, process. [...]
Pharmaceutical companies have up to 10 years of exclusive rights once a drug is approved by the FDA and is available on the market. Did you know that by submitting small changes to existing drugs (e.g., changes in the manufacturing process) drug patents can be extended? Read more about this interesting topic here
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