The three-day payment window policy which formally only applied to hospital payments, will now also apply to hospital-affiliated entities including physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, or clinical lab facilities which provide Medicare Part B services. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has expanded the three-day payment window to cover any hospital-associated entity
New Policy Requirements for Texas Non-Profit Health Organizations, or Else
In the 2011 regular legislative session, Senate Bill 1661 was passed, and as of January 1 of 2012, is law. The law requires that Non-Profit Health Organizations (“NPHO”) (formerly known as 5.01(a)’s), ensure through policies, that their employed physicians’ professional judgments are not interfered with, controlled, or otherwise directed by the NPHO. To comply with