Summary: <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/podcast-graphic-1024x1024.png"></a><br> <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turteltaub-adam-200x200-150x1501.jpg"></a>By Adam Turteltaub<br> adam.turteltaub@corporatecompliance.org<br> <a href="https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Leadership/Kimberly-Brandt.html">Kim Brandt</a>, Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared with the attendees at the 2019 HCCA Compliance Institute what the latest is from CMS, and what to expect in the coming months.<br> For those who missed her talk, she was kind enough to sit down for a podcast and provide us with an extensive look at what CMS has done and will be doing. Listen in as she shares:<br> <br> * The vast number of comments received on provider burdens, and how extensively CMS is actively addressing them<br> * The comprehensive review of Medicare Conditions of Participation with the goal of removing obsolete, duplicative or unnecessary requirements<br> * Progress on the Patients Over Paperwork initiative<br> * CMS’s efforts to make data more transferable and accessible for patients<br> * What CMS is doing to stem the opioid epidemic, including for new opioid prescriptions<br> * Exploration of new value-based models<br> * The new Medicaid program integrity strategy, and the audits that followed<br> <br> There’s a lot to learn. Don’t miss the chance to learn directly from her.<br>
