The Center for Medicare and Medicai...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its Web site, www cmshhsgov to make it easier and quicker for health care professionals to access valuable information for serving their Medicare beneficiaries. The Web site generally has pages designed specifically for physicians, hospitals, acute inpatient hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, outpatient hospitals, residence health agencies, and ambulance services companies. Each of these pages contains links to information related to specialized areas, as it was as training and educational activities, federal regulations and notices, and program memoranda. General information links to open-door forums, program integrity, Medicare conditions of participation, and other subdues also are available. Currently, CM is developing pages for ambulatory surgical center durable medical equipment, federally qualified health center rural health facilities, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities.

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