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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 -
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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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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 -
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 -
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 -
Califf's FDA director nomination up for crucial procedural vote today
If Dr. Robert Califf gets the 51 votes he needs this afternoon, the final vote will occur later this week.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 22, 2016 -
51 hospitals reach $23M settlement as DOJ concludes cardiac device investigation
A whistleblower alleged the hospitals implanted cardiac devices in elderly patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Why Covered California could become first in the U.S. to set commissions for ACA signups
The exchange feels such rules are needed to ensure health plans don’t use commissions as a way of avoiding sicker, more costly consumers.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
It took CMS four years to finalize its 60-day overpayment rule. Here's how the industry is reacting.
CMS estimates the administrative costs of the final rule at more than $1.3 billion over the next 10 years.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 19, 2016 -
Up to 60% of Californians had data stolen last year, report says
California's attorney general, Kamala Harris, said up to three out of five residents may have had electronic records stolen in 2015.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Policy change enables federal funding for needle exchanges
The update goes hand in hand with the battle against heroin and prescription opioid abuse.
By Heather Caspi • Feb. 18, 2016 -
Florida teen arrested for posing as physician, running illegal medical office
The teen had also set up a profile on Health Grades, which is no longer on the website.
By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016 -
FDA
Federal task force questions routine autism screening justification
Insurers could be more reluctant to cover early autism screening after the release of a federal task force's findings.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2016
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