Policy and Operations
Hospital Price Transparency Rule Takes Effect January 1, 201909 Jan 2019
The hospital price transparency rule takes effect on January 1, requiring providers to publicize their rates for all items and... Continue Reading
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Health care disruption: Thinking broadly about regulation and innovation18 Dec 2018
2018 has been a breakout year for health innovation. Major tech companies plunged fully into the health care arena, hiring... Continue Reading
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Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules To Improve Coordinated Care18 Dec 2018
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, HHS. ACTION: Request for information. SUMMARY: The Office for Civil Rights is issuing this Request... Continue Reading
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Medicaid Providers Operating Under the Radar18 Dec 2018
Transparency has long been one of the key mantras of health care reform in the U.S. In the run-up to... Continue Reading
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Addressing the Social Determinants of Health with Cloud-Based Data Strategies18 Dec 2018
Healthcare organizations face ever increasing pressures as they try to rapidly adapt in markets and implement new service models, reduce... Continue Reading
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Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the ALEC Policy Summit04 Dec 2018
Thank you. It’s an honor to be here at the ALEC Policy Summit with so many state legislators. The first... Continue Reading
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CARIN: Enabling consumers and their authorized caregivers to access more of their digital health information with less friction.04 Dec 2018
The CARIN Alliance is a non-partisan, multi-sector alliance co-founded by David Blumenthal, David Brailer, Aneesh Chopra, and Mike Leavitt. The... Continue Reading
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Required Reading for All Health Executives – Key Draft Report Released Regarding Health Information Technology04 Dec 2018
On the day before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information... Continue Reading
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CMMI’s Adam Boehler wants to ‘blow up’ fee for service04 Dec 2018
If there was any doubt about the Trump administration’s desire to push healthcare towards a value-based system, Center for Medicare... Continue Reading
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Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients04 Dec 2018
“Oh my God, we dropped her!” Sandra Snipes said she heard the nursing home aides yell as she fell to... Continue Reading
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