Private and public payers have established multiple resources and funding programs to assist providers and facilities with managing the impact of the recent cyberattack experienced by Change Healthcare, which processes 15 billion health care transactions annually. In late February, the cyberattack against Change Healthcare, [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the 2024 National Impact Assessment of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Measures Report. The CMS impact assessments are released every three years, with this being the fifth report in the series beginning [...]

In 2023 the public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic finally ended, but the Philips Respironics PAP device recall continued past its two-year anniversary. Meanwhile, the FDA took action more than 20 times to clear or expand access to sleep technology medical devices. [...]

In November the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the 2024 Quality Payment Program final rule, seeking to further advance Medicare's overall value-based care strategy of growth, alignment, and equity. An AASM analysis of the rule, including key highlights specific to sleep medicine, [...]

The data shown in this report is from the 2021 Quality Payment Program (QPP) experience report. The purpose of this summary is to provide data specific to sleep medicine providers as it relates to Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures. Per the 2021 QPP [...]

On Thursday, July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which includes potential revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule, the quality payment program and other Part B payment policies. [...]