2/8/2010
New CMS Regulation for Foreign-Born Physicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new regulation regarding the verification of legal status of foreign-born healthcare professionals. CMS provides that:
"If a newly-enrolling physician or non-physician practitioner indicates in Section 2 of his/her Medicare enrollment application (CMS-855I or Internet-based PECOS) that he/she was born in a foreign country, the contractor shall verify that the physician or non-physician practitioner is: (1) a United States citizen; (2) a legal resident of the United States, ... (Read More)
1/29/2010
CMS Approves Organizations to Accredit Advanced Imaging Services Supplies
View CMS’s full press release. The American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and The Joint Commission have each been designated to accredit suppliers furnishing the technical comp... (Read More)
1/28/2010
National Summit on Health Care Fraud - Webcast
The National Summit on Health Care Fraud webcast.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)
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