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ONC proposes new rule to modify its Health IT Certification Program
The proposed rule is aimed at improving the safety, reliability, transparency, and accountability of certified health IT products.
By Nina Flanagan • March 2, 2016 -
Universal Health may opt out of Medicare bundle payments
Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative includes 2,100 acute care hospitals.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
Report: Denial rates for ICD-10 about 1.6%
The report indicates claim denials have not markedly increased.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
ONC appoints Accenture to develop patient-generated health data policies
The data includes not only a person's health and treatment history, but also symptoms and lifestyle choices.
By Nina Flanagan • March 1, 2016 -
AHRQ director resigns following 2.5 years at helm
Dr. Richard Kronick worked to develop quality measures amid GOP efforts to cut the agency.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 29, 2016 -
CMS reveals final changes to 2017 ACA marketplace
Under the rule, released Monday, CMS aims to reduce the number of consumers who have surprise out-of-pocket costs at in-network facilities.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 29, 2016 -
FDA
White House pushes forward with Precision Medicine Initiative
The Obama administration unveiled a slew of new actions to speed development of precision medicines, including grants to support a million-strong patient cohort and a draft security policy.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 26, 2016 -
CMS aims to crackdown on 'questionable' providers, suppliers with proposed rule
The proposed rule would address providers and suppliers who avoid paying their Medicare debts.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Slavitt shares 4 lessons from ICD-10 transition
Despite doom and gloom predictions, the transition to ICD-10 went pretty well.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 25, 2016 -
FDA
Deep DivePrecision medicine: So close, yet so far away
“Just on a chemical basis, some targets are easy and some targets are hard … and the hard ones require more cost for a company."
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 25, 2016 -
NASDAQ notifies Escalon Medical of noncompliance
The company's stockholders' equity dropped below NASDAQ's requirement for listing as of Dec. 31, 2015.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
HIMSS16 to stream live radio from exhibit floor
This Just In @ HIMSS will feature interviews with more than 30 featured speakers.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 25, 2016 -
Obama, governors outline strategies to counter opioid abuse crisis
More than two dozen states and 13 cities have petitioned the FDA to require warnings about the dangers of combining opioids and benzodiazepines.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Coming this spring: CMS' MIPS payment model details
CMS is investing $650 million to help more than 140,000 physicians make the shift to a value-based payment model.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Senate confirms Califf as FDA commissioner by an 89-4 vote
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to be the next FDA commissioner by an 89-4 vote. The four lawmakers voting against Califf had voiced their concern over the FDA's role in the growing opioid crisis in the U.S.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 24, 2016 -
GAO: Undercover testing claims CMS 'passive' on ACA enrollee fraud identification, prevention
Although thousands of consumers entitled to benefits under the ACA were left uninsured due to inconsistencies in the eligibility system, several fictitious applicants were approved during undercover testing.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 24, 2016 -
CMS heightens fraudster screening of Medicare providers and suppliers
The agency has several strategies underway to help identify potentially fraudulent service providers.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 23, 2016 -
NIH study finds vaginal ring partially reduces risk of HIV infection
The dapivirine ring reduced the risk of HIV infection by 27% among all study participants.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
A quick primer on healthcare in the 2016 presidential election
Buckle up because it's election season.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 23, 2016 -
HPV drops 64% in teenage girls after vaccine
Ten years after its introduction, a HPV vaccine has reduced the virus in teenage girls by 64%.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Study challenges Medicare payment differential for outpatient settings
Does it make sense for physician offices to get a different rate than off-campus hospital outpatient departments?
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Anti-anxiety drugs eyed over role in prescription drug overdoses
Benzodiazepines were involved in 31% of prescription drug overdoses in 2013.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
L.A. hospital's ransom payment raises controversy
The scheme, possibly the first of its kind against a medical institution, has California fighting back.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Eleventh Circuit decision upholds contraceptive accommodation
Despite the decision, the court recommends waiting for a Supreme Court verdict.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 22, 2016 -
These governors are pressing to stop providers from prescribing opioids 'like candy'
The governors are championing a bipartisan effort to create treatment protocols aimed at reducing opioid painkiller misuse.
By Shalina Chatlani • Feb. 22, 2016
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