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Lauren Alvarenga: October 16, 2026
Hospitals could see lower Medicare payments for many separately payable clinical laboratory services beginning in 2027.
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Mandi Diamond: September 28, 2026
As organizations prepare for their 2027 NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) annual reporting cycle many are finding that success depends less...
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Kevin Tedesco: September 21, 2026
Key compliance dates for SPARCS data: Q1 and Q2 2026 Second quarter 2026 Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) data submissions...
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Andrea Veldman: September 21, 2026
Short answer summary New York State's Birth Defects Registry (BDR) helps public health officials monitor congenital anomalies, identify trends and...
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Alyssa Dahl: September 14, 2026
Impacts of CMS’ updated TEAM methodology On Aug. 4, CMS published the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Inpatient Prospective System (IPPS) final rule in the...
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Lauren Alvarenga: August 25, 2026
Annual updates under the 2027 PFS proposed rule On July 14, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the calendar year (CY) 2027 proposed...
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Alyssa Dahl: August 20, 2026
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X)...
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Kevin Tedesco: July 31, 2026
Short answer summary for HIM professionals The Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System sent data quality notices to healthcare providers...
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Mandi Diamond: July 30, 2026
Overview of PCMH attestation An important deadline is approaching for New York State Patient-Centered Medical Home-recognized practices. The...
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Lauren Alvarenga: July 27, 2026
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2027 proposed rule for the Medicare Outpatient...
