patients over paperwork

October 29, 2019

Published by Nikki Golden at October 29, 2019

CMS Issues Omnibus Burden Reduction Final Rule

On September 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues a final rule on The Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule. The intent of the rule is to strengthen patient safety by removing unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome health regulations on hospitals and other healthcare providers. The rule seeks to advance CMS’s Patients over Paperwork initiative by saving providers an estimated 4.4 million hours previously spent on paperwork annually, with overall total provider savings projected to be approximately $8 billion over the next 10 years, giving doctors more time to spend with their patients. CMS conducted a comprehensive review of regulations to determine where changes to obsolete, duplicative, or unnecessary requirements could be made to improve healthcare delivery. […]

August 28, 2019

Published by Nikki Golden at August 28, 2019

CMS Seeks Input From Physicians and Practices on Impact of Prior Authorization

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma has tasked her Patients Over Paperwork team with exploring what CMS can do to improve Prior Authorization (PA) burdens as part of the eighth topic addressed under the initiative. They are conducting many listening sessions with various stakeholders over the next few weeks, including a wide range of providers and health plans, to gather information on burdens and suggestions on what CMS can do on this issue. They are also visiting practices to observe the PA process in action. In this effort, CMS is looking for data on PA. They are particularly interested in the following data points in advance of taking meaningful action: Practice costs to complete PA tasks, particularly […]