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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 -
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TrendlineSurprise Billing
Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
OIG report says HHS needs to improve data security
A recent Office of the Inspector General report shows ten areas where HHS needs to tighten data security measures.
By Nina Flanagan • March 16, 2016 -
Chicago physician gets 9 months over drug kickbacks, excessive clozapine prescriptions
The psychiatrist, the highest-volume prescriber in the U.S. for clozapine, received almost $600,000 in kickbacks.
By Heather Caspi • March 15, 2016 -
CDC opioid guidelines presses for prescription limits
The agency released its anticipated opioid prescription recommendations yet reactions were not without criticism.
By Jeff Byers • March 15, 2016 -
Dissolving heart stent gets closer FDA review
Abbott Laboratories' Absorb heart stent will get a second look by an outside panel to discuss FDA approval.
By Nina Flanagan • March 15, 2016 -
Brace yourself: CDC, CMS to add about 5,500 new ICD-10 codes in FY 2017
"We're going to need a bigger code set," says the federal government.
By Nina Flanagan • March 15, 2016 -
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Health privacy compliance experts predict OCR to conduct around 220 audits this year
HHS' Office of Inspector General criticized the organization's Office for Civil Rights for being lax in its health privacy compliance enforcement program.
By Nina Flanagan • March 14, 2016 -
Humana faces $3.1M penalty over Medicare violations
In addition, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard stands to receive a $40.2 million “golden parachute” paycheck if the Aetna merger closes.
By Meg Bryant • March 11, 2016 -
CMS pegs average payer cost for doc loss alerts at $16,000
Starting in 2018, all qualified health plans must notify enrollees of additional charges related to ancillary out-of-network providers in an in-network setting.
By Meg Bryant • March 11, 2016 -
CMS skilled nursing data spotlights 4 states' suspicious provision of therapy activity
“These concerns have prompted us to refer this issue to the Recovery Auditor Contractors for further investigation."
By Heather Caspi • March 10, 2016 -
Insurers lobby FCC for guidance on consumer contact
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was clarified last summer by the FCC to include text messages but provided an exception for "healthcare providers" without defining the term.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016 -
HHS seeks nominees for cybersecurity task force
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 required HHS to set up a Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force to defend healthcare data against more complex and sophisticated cyberattacks.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016 -
Healthcare IT vendors sign pledge to share data
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation's Open Data Pledge has been signed by 49 healthcare technology vendors.
By Nina Flanagan • March 10, 2016
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