Policy and Operations
Going Above and Beyond the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule06 Mar 2019
The new hospital price transparency rule only scratches the surface of consumer-friendly financial practices, so hospitals are creating tools to... Continue Reading
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information20 Feb 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed a new rule to support seamless and secure access,... Continue Reading
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HHS Unveils Medicare ‘ET3’ Emergency Transport Payment Model20 Feb 2019
The model will give providers the option of treating Medicare FFS patients at the scene, or using telehealth, and to... Continue Reading
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AMA to HHS: HIPAA changes aren’t needed for care coordination — 9 notes20 Feb 2019
The American Medical Association penned a letter Feb. 8 to officials at HHS’ Office for Civil Rights — the agency... Continue Reading
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Medicare proposes coverage for new, expensive cancer treatment20 Feb 2019
Medicare would pay for new, expensive cancer therapies under a proposal released Friday by the Trump administration. The proposal would... Continue Reading
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CMS Announces Awards for Care Disparities, Population Health20 Feb 2019
CMS has recognized HealthPartners and Centene Corporation for their efforts to reduce care disparities and increase healthcare access. HealthPartners, a... Continue Reading
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HHS Proposes New Rules To Eliminate Drug Rebates and Encourage Direct Discounts for Federal Beneficiaries05 Feb 2019
On January 31, 2019, the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General announced a... Continue Reading
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CMS makes awards on $25B care quality improvement IDIQ05 Feb 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made 58 awards on a potential 10-year, $25 billion contract vehicle to... Continue Reading
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Hospitals Stopped Readmitting So Many Medicare Patients. Did That Cost Lives?05 Feb 2019
A new government program was supposed to prevent certain Medicare recipients from cycling in and out of hospitals. Now experts... Continue Reading
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AHA Says ONC, CMS Need to ‘Rethink’ EHR Documentation Rules05 Feb 2019
The AHA wants ONC and CMS to “rethink” EHR documentation requirements and evaluate whether certain requirements should be eliminated rather... Continue Reading
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