CMS announces second cycle of Medicare revalidation Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all Medicare providers and suppliers have been required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment information under new enrollment screening criteria in an effort to prevent fraud within the Medicare system. Once a Medicare enrollment application is validated, the clock starts ticking on a five-year revalidation cycle. Now that five years have passed since the ACA's revalidation requirement took effect, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is initiating a second cycle of revalidation requests. According to CMS, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ... March 31, 2016 Medicare Affordable Care Act, Medicare, ACA 0 0 Comment Read More »
National 'Match Day' largest on record, but many California students must study elsewhere The National Resident Matching Program announced today that the 2016 Match Day for graduating medical students was the largest on record, with 42,370 registered applicants and 30,750 positions filled. The number of United States medical school seniors grew by 221 to 18,668, and the number of available first-year positions rose to 27,860, which is 567 more than last year. "Match Day," an annual rite of passage for future physicians, is the system through which medical school students and graduates obtain residency positions in U.S. accredited training programs. Despite the high ... March 31, 2016 General Match Day, Medical Students, Residents and Fellows, State Legislation, Graduate Medical Eduction 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA files amicus brief in support of hospital medical staff self-governance The California Medical Association (CMA) has filed an amicus brief in support of the medical staff at Tulare Regional Medical Center in its lawsuit against the hospital alleging violations of state laws when the hospital terminated the entire medical staff and its duly elected officers. The hospital has recognized a replacement medical staff formed by a group of seven physicians led by the vice chairman of the hospital board. This group presented itself as a newly formed medical staff after it selected new bylaws and named officers to the medical ... March 31, 2016 CMA Hospital Medical Staff, Legal Advocacy, Self-Governance, Amicus Briefs 0 0 Comment Read More »
