Certain flexibilities that the federal government provided for telehealth services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries expired on Sept. 30, 20In light of the continued federal government shutdown (the ...

CMS is reducing pressure on state survey agencies to make up for time lost during a federal government shutdown last fall.

CMS has paused most certification and survey activities during the government shutdown. Key functions like processing initial certification and change of ownership (CHOW) applications, conducting ...

It has been one year and two months since the revised CMS Conditions for coverage were released. It has been nine months since surveyor training has occurred through CMS. There have been condition and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be testing truncated survey processes starting in 2024, part of an effort to make on-site inspections more efficient as the agency deals with multiple ...

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