Anesthesia Industry and Market News: eAlert Source Material

AMA and Joint Specialty Ovrepayments

ASC Reporting and Returning of Overpayments

QMDA Anesthesiology Department Quality Checklist

United States District Court Memorandum

CMS list of locality-adjusted CFs

CMS 455-Page Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 2 Proposed Rule

2010 Final Rule for EHR

CMS 455-Page Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 2 Proposed Rule

CMS Table Meaningful Use Objectives and Associates Measures

ASA Meaningful Use Cover Letter

Office of Inspector General Work Plan, Fiscal Year 2012

2012 Anesthesia Conversion Factors

NCI Manual "Anesthesia Services" Chapter II

CMS's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing 2013 Fiscal Year Overview

Medicare Conditions of Participation (COP) Guidelines Manual

Texas Medical Disclosure Panel

ZAPN Survey Results

Final Rule for 2012

CMS 2012 PQRS Decision Tree

2012 PQRS MAV Process

2012 Physician Quality Reporting System Measure Specifications Manual

CMS Statement 90 Day Period of Enforcement Discretion

CAHPS Surgical Care Survey

Health IT and Patient Safety Building a Safer Systems for Better Care

CAHPS Surgical Care Survey

President Obama Defecit Reduction Fact Sheet

CMS eRx Quick Reference Guide

CMS User Guide--Explanation of eRx Payment Adjustment Feedback Report

CMS Communication Support Page User Guide

Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information

Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information For Calendar Years 2009 and 2010

OIG Policy for Retroactive Increases

CMS Final Rule on Changes to the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Program

MGMA Comment Letter

ASA Comments to CMS on CMS-1524-P

CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Fact Sheet

CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Request for Application

Aug 22 Revalidation of Provider Enrollment Information

EHR Menu Set Objectives

AMA Overview of Clinical Quality Measures

EHR Incentive Programs

CMS Attestation User Guide

Clinical Quality Measures

CMS Overview of Meaningful Use

Congressional Budget Control Act of 2011

MADOM Chart Excerpt

Manual for Departmental Organization and Management (the "MADOM")

The Independent Payment Advisory Board - A New Approach to Controlling Medicare Spending

IPAB Letter June 2011

Local Anesthesia CFs

Review of CMS's preliminary estimate of the 2012 update for physician and other professional services: Appendix A

Department of Health and Human Servicies Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 42 CFR Parts, Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2012

Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)

Form Instructions Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)

Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 30--Financial Liability Protections

CMS' DRG Letter Sample 1st Request from Contractor

MLN Matters News Flash

Medicare Program Integrity Manual

Medicare Learning Network CERT Fact Sheet

American Medical Association Enforcement Tips

January 11, 2011 Memorandum from CMS

Granting Privileges for Administration of Moderate Sedation to Practitioners who are not Anesthesia Professionals

Updated COP Guidelines 5/21/10

Federal Register's eRx Proposed Rule

E-Prescribing National Progress Report

Provider Speciality Report 2nd Quarter 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Iniative

Quality-Date Sumission Error Report 2nd Quarter 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Iniative

Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Lumbar Facet Determination (L30809)

LCD for Paravertebral Facet Joint Block and Facet Joint Denervation (L30483)

MLN's Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Update

Roadmap for New Physicians

CMS's Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program

CMS's Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program--Appendix A

Proposed Enforcement Policy Regarding ACOs Participating in Medicare shared Saving Program

The IRS notice soliciting comments regarding the need for additional tax guidance for tax-exempt organizations.

ACO Proposed Ruling

ACO Proposed Waiver

ASA Survey Results 2010

ACOs Proposed Regulations

CMS Feedback on Additional Documentation Request Limits

Amicus Brief in Support of Palomar's Appeal

Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Demonstration High-Risk Vulnerabilities for Physicians

Four Regional RACs

Anesthesia Billing Guide, October 2010

NCCI Codes Policy Manual

Prospect Medical Group v. Northridge Emergency Medical Group

JLR Medical Group v. Stein

NCOIL Model Act-Balance Billing

Geographically Adjusted Dollar Anesthesia Conversion Factors, 2010

CMS Announcement About 2010 Medicare Claims Reprocessing.pdf

2011 CMS Revised Hopsital Interpretive Guidelines.pdf

2011 faq for cms revised hospital interpretive guidelines.pdf

2011 memo from cms on revised hospital interpretive guidelines.pdf

47905280 vinsonruling 1-31-11

Value Based Purchasing NPRM Jan 2011

Medicare Proposes New Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program Press Release

GPCI Table from Final Fee Schedule Rule 2011

ASA CY 2011 PFS Final Rule Letter 1/3/11

Comparison - Selected Codes - 2011 vs 2010

EHR MedicareEP - Registration User Guide

Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors

Transmittal 828 Update Physician Fee Schedule

MedPAC Comments

Surgical Coalition CMS Letter

ASA Comments

Submitted and Allowed Charges

Reuters White Paper on Health Care Costs

2011 EHR Measure Specifications

2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting) Measure - Applicability Validation Process for Cliams-Based Reporting of Individual Measures

2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting) Measure Specifications Manual for Claims and Registry Reporting of Individual Measures

2011 Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality Reporting) Measure Specifications Manual for Claims and Registry Release Notes

Qualified Registries for the 2010 PQRI and Eletronic Prescribing Incentive Programs

Getting Started

Medicare Enrollment PECOS for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Fact Sheet

MLN Matters

The Medicare Interim Final Rule

Tips to Facilitate

OIG Fraud and Abuse Guide

2010 Final Rule PFS typed

OIG 2011 Workplan

OIG Special Report - Inappropriate Medicare Payments for Transforaminal Epidural Injection Services

HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study - October 2010

HCAHPS Mail Survey

MLN Matters Number; MM6698 Signature Req

Medicare Signature Requirements: Acceptable Examples

CMS Manual System
Pub 100-08
Medicare Program Integrity

Qualified Registries for the 2010 PQRI and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Programs

Final Rule-HIPAA Administration Simplication: Modifications to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

Final Rule-HIPAA Administration Simplication: Modifications to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

Letter from Mr. Kerry Weems, Acting Administrator regarding HIPAA Administrative Simplification

Growing scrutiny of physician compensation in acquisitions

CMS Manual System
Pub. 100-07State Operations
Provider Certification from the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)