11-25-2019
By Admin | December 21, 2024
Federal officials are expanding their ability to revoke or deny clinicians' participation in Medicare, claiming new authority to bar those who have harmed patients.
Starting January 1, 2020, the giant federal health program will have new power to bar clinicians' participation if agency officials can cite potential harm to patients based on specific incidents, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said.
For more information please read, CMS Sharpens Weapon to Kick 'Problematic' Docs Out of Medicare, by Medscape.
