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  Hospital Groups File Comments on ONC's Proposed Rule on Permanent Program for Certifying Electronic Health Records . . .
  Updated: CMS Revises Coding, Payment Information to Bring Medicare Outpatient PPS Addenda into Conformance with Reform Law Changes . . .
  CMS Instructions Call for Systems Edits to Accomodate Reform Law's Reduction in Maximum Period for Submitting Claims . . .
  CMS Instructions Revise Medicare Appeals Amount-in-Controversy Requirements . . .
  CMS Posts Details on Deadline for FY 2011 IPPS Reclassification Withdrawals and Terminations . . .
  OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Imaging Providers' Plan for Offering Free Insurance Pre-Authorization Services . . .
  House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Posts Statements from Hearing on 3 Health Care Pricing Transparency Bills . . .
  Updated: CMS Instructions Address Recovery Audit Contractor Requirements . . .
  AHRQ Posts Proposed Information Collection Request on Hospital Adverse Event Reporting . . .
  CMS Instructions Address Requirements for Revoking Billing Privileges of Providers, Suppliers . . .
  CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on EHR Demonstration, Other Topics . . .
  CMS Posts Update of Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Rates for Year Beginning July 1 . . .
  Grassley Letter Urges OIG to Review State False Claims Acts to Ensure They Reflect Federal Requirements . . .
  CMS Posts Updated PC Pricer Data Files for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment Systems . . .
  CMS Releases Updated PC Pricer Files for Inpatient PPS, SNF PPS . . .
  CMS Transmits Manual Revisions on Recovery Audit Contractors . . .
  HHS Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda . . .
  CMS Proposed Information Collections Address Drug Plans, Quality, Other Topics . . .
  CMS Releases Proposed FY 2011 Rule on PPS for Inpatient and Long-Term Care Hospital Services . . .
  American Hospital Association Releases 12 Issue Papers to Serve as Foundation for 2010 Advocacy Agenda . . .
  CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
  Updated: Provider Groups File Comment on ONC Proposed Rule on Certification Program for Health Information Technology . . .
  CMS Posts YouTube Video on Recovery Audit Contractors . . .
  AHRQ Releases Comparative Database Report on Hospital Survey on Patient-Safety Culture . . .
  Medicare Contractors -- Payment Policies for Certain Inpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
 
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