Tag Archives: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unify the federal program requirements across programs that provide personal care services. GAO said Thursday that four states such as California, Maryland, Oregon and Texas differed in their implementation of safety measures …

The Government Accountability Office has identified several vulnerabilities in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ technical controls for systems that support the federal health insurance marketplace. GAO said Wednesday it found insufficient administrator privilege restriction, inconsistent security patch implementation and insecure administrative network configuration for Healthcare.gov supporting systems and the Federal …

Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has called for investments in the Medicaid information technology in an effort to help with customer service work. Slavitt wrote in a blog article published Monday that he believes “investing in the future of Medicaid is one of …

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a set of final regulations that seek to promote the adoption of electronic health records. HHS said Tuesday it collaborated with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop and release the …

The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general has found the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services failed to carry out automated vulnerability assessments on databases related to CMS’ Multidimensional Insurance Data Analytics System. HHS’ IG said in a September report that it audited CMS’ data security controls between August 2014 and December 2014 to …

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, secretary for Health and Human Services, has appointed a new operations manager for HealthCare.gov and other key federal healthcare programs. HHS said Friday that former Optum executive Andy Slavitt has joined the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as principal deputy administrator and will oversee operations related …

According to a report the Obama administration is scheduled to release today, the new healthcare overhaul will begin producing immediate significant savings for Medicare, savings of about $8 billion by the end of next year and $575 billion over the rest of the decade. The Obama administration report states the …

The Office of Management and Budget last week introduced two initiatives that will help reduce fraud and improper payments made to entities and individuals, cut government waste and create a more transparent government responsive to the American public, according to OMB Director Peter R. Orszag. Last week, President Barack Obama …

Two large government contractors recently announced they had been awarded contracts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help modernize the agency’s three external websites and speed up the development of  electronic health records. CMS awarded CGI Federal a five-year contract worth $73.2 million as the agency continues …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that Maryland’s Medicaid program will receive approximately $1.37 million in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to adopt the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. According to CMS, EHRs will …