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FDA
FDA changes label requirements for abortion-inducing drug, potentially expanding its usage
The change puts the label in line with the drug's typical usage in many states, but also could cancel the effects of some state laws making it more difficult to prescribe.
By Randy Lilleston • March 30, 2016 -
CMS to pilot new payment model for skilled nursing facilities
The agency wants to see if the new payment model helps reduce avoidable hospitalizations at long-term nursing facilities.
By Meg Bryant • March 25, 2016 -
Trendline
Labor
Hospitals are navigating persistent labor shortages with the need to cut costs — a source of contention that could leave patients caught in the middle.
By Healthcare Dive staff -
Bill seeks to delay CJR bundled payment model launch until 2018
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons praised the legislation, saying it will ensure providers can prepare for the complex CJR payment model.
By Meg Bryant • March 25, 2016 -
UPMC, Jameson Health merger moves forward
Although Pennsylvania's attorney general voiced concerns in 2014 about the merger, UPMC now has the go-ahead -- with some restrictions.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
HHS announces 21-member cybersecurity task force
The new task force will analyze how industries are storing data and keeping connected medical devices secure.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
AHIMA wants to overturn federal ban on unique patient identifiers
The association's petition needs 100,000 signatures by April 19 to be considered by the Obama Administration.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
Successful unlocking of iPhone may change course of Apple v. FBI
A third-party method could unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters and eliminate assistance from Apple.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Telemedicine and alternative payment models: An apt fit
Will new federal regulations help make APMs and telemedicine go together like peas and carrots?
By Meg Bryant • March 24, 2016 -
CMS just got more time to justify the two-midnight payment cut
CMS maintains the 0.2% inpatient payment reduction is needed to counter an expected increase in inpatient cases under the two-midnight policy.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill resigning at the end of March
During Brill’s six-year tenure, the FTC has stepped up its oversight of health data security protections.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
FDA proposes its second medical device ban. Its target: Powdered surgical gloves
The proposed ban comes 18 years after the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned the agency to ban the devices.
By Meg Bryant • March 23, 2016 -
Behold the long-awaited Phase 2 of HHS' HIPAA audit program
The audits enable HHS' Office for Civil Rights to identify best practices and address risks to protected health information.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
USDA
Deep DiveRural hospitals keep closing. What can be done?
“The tragedy is that we’re losing the hospitals in the places we need them the most."
By Meg Bryant • March 22, 2016 -
GAO: CMS isn't analyzing data services hub for public exchanges
The hub serves HealthCare.gov to determine applicant eligibility for exchange plan subsidies.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research to pay $3.9 million in HIPAA settlement
Four years after the organization had filed a breach report about a missing laptop, HHS found Northwell Health's nonprofit arm had lacked proper ePHI policies and procedures.
By Ana Mulero • March 21, 2016 -
Proposed Aetna-Humana merger under antitrust regulatory fire
The megamerger will be "very, very carefully" scrutinized by federal regulators.
By Ana Mulero • March 21, 2016 -
Johnson & Johnson goes on settling spree, ordered to pay $502M for faulty hip devices
In addition, the company is settling a series of cases tied to morcellator use.
By Jeff Byers • March 20, 2016 -
CMS unveils interactive tool to map disparities in care
The Mapping Medicare Disparities tool can be used to pinpoint disparities in health outcomes and spending by race, ethnicity, and geographic location.
By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016 -
MedPAC releases latest advice on Medicare payment policy
The report addresses issues with county benchmarks and payment rates to 340B hospitals.
By Heather Caspi • March 17, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Text In: One question with JMU Professor of Political Science Dr. Robert Roberts
"Do you think Garland's Supreme Court nomination will be pushed through? Why or why not?"
By Jeff Byers • March 17, 2016 -
At E&C hearing, CMS' Conway gives vague timeline for alternative payment models criteria
CMS' Patrick Conway commented on how CMS is changing the PQRS and alternative payment models.
By Ana Mulero • March 17, 2016 -
Healthcare providers urge CMS adoption of 90-day MU reporting period
Healthcare providers are pushing CMS to adopt a 90-day reporting period rather than the full-year period CMS has proposed.
By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016 -
HIE growth limited to a few states, report says
Only a few states are increasing health information exchange adoption (HIE), a new report says.
By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016 -
Trump, Sanders health plans come under fire
Under Trump’s plan, Medicaid would be transformed to a block-grant program and leave an estimated 21 million individuals uninsured.
By Meg Bryant • March 16, 2016 -
Lawmakers seek implant IDs on Medicare claims forms
CMS has cited technological challenges in opposing inclusion of unique device identifiers on Medicare claims forms.
By Meg Bryant • March 16, 2016
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