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Supreme Court to decide if providers can sue Medicaid for higher rates
A group of Idaho providers say that the only way they could keep reimbursements at a sustainable level was through a lawsuit.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Confidential testing of Healthcare.gov begins
Insurers are now allowed on the site to test for the November launch but their results won't be reported.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Open payments database missing $1B in payments
CMS is also withholding data on 190,000 research payments for unreleased drugs and medical devices. Is the overall database too diluted to be useful?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Meaningful Use hardship deadline extended through Nov. 30
CMS has reopened the deadline under pressure from medical groups for relief.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Will Congress allow funding for community health centers to expire?
Community centers received $3.5 billion in federal funding this year alone, but the program is slated to end at the end of the fiscal year.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 7, 2014 -
GAO: Congress must approve HHS risk corridor appropriations
The general counsel for the Government Accountability Office said that while the ACA created the risk corridor provision, there was no language in the legislation to enact an appropriation.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 6, 2014 -
HHS sued over 2015 rate disclosures
A former attorney overseeing ACA implementation alleges that HHS is not living up to the law.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 3, 2014 -
FDA releases guidance on medical device cybersecurity
Attacks on medical devices are mounting along with cyber attacks on healthcare data networks.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Medicare levies readmission fines against record number of hospitals
More than 2,500 hospitals will feel the pinch of higher fines on more conditions.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Industry reactions to RAC figures mixed
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 3, 2014 -
EMR interoperability remains elusive
With meaningful use deadlines looming and a billion-dollar DOD contract on the line, EMR vendors are still struggling to communicate with each other.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Major trade group wants to partner with HHS on the future of health IT
HIMSS wants to collaborate with the federal government on planned changes to the Federal Health Strategic Plan.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Health IT coalition asks lawmakers to boost Medicare telehealth coverage
A coalition of telemedicine and IT organizations are asking House members to expand Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
When HIPAA is not enough
Is a standardized framework the answer to healthcare's cyber-security concerns?
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Rural, critical access hospitals left out of ACA provisions
Rural providers were excluded from certain provisions to protect revenue, but can they still find ways to take part?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 1, 2014 -
44,000 providers applied for Stage 2 exceptions
Most of the providers who applied for the delay were new to the program.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Another judge rules against ACA subsidies
This third ruling highlights the partisanship of this issue, one that will likely have to be decided by the Supreme Court.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Deep Dive
OCR staff briefs providers on what to expect when Phase 2 audits begins
...and just as importantly, when will they begin?
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Open Payments site reveals $3.5B in payments
The controversial release mandated under the Sunshine Act launched on Tuesday.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
North Shore-LIJ to offer coding services
The provider plans to help others prep for ICD-10 conversion.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Deep Dive
AHIMA recap: ONC lays out interoperability strategy
In a Monday conference session, the ONC's Chief Science Officer discussed the agency's goals surrounding meaningful use and "the Learning Healthcare System."
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
South Dakota to vote on narrow networks
If the legislation passes, South Dakota will be the 28th state to have some form of "willing provider" law—something the FTC opposes.
By Judy Packer-Tursman , Tammy Worth • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Uncompensated care didn't drop in CT hospitals after Medicaid expansion
States starting out with lower uninsured rates might not see dramatic changes after ACA implementation.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Health plans, employers ready to cover telemedicine
After years of slow growth for telemedicine services, many employers and health plans are now changing their minds.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 30, 2014 -
ONC's Karen DeSalvo kicks off IT-centric AHIMA conference
In her keynote speech, DeSalvo covered the reboot of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, MU Stage 3 and ONC's collaboration with the US Postal Service.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 29, 2014
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