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MedPAC: Medical Imaging Spending, Utilization Has Declined Within Medicare Program
December 16, 2011 10:30 AM by Mike Bederka
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) applauded the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for confirming the recent downward trend in Medicare spending and utilization on medical imaging procedures. During its recent public meeting, Read More...
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Partnership for Patients Meets Goal of More Than 2,000 Participating Hospitals
July 18, 2011 12:53 PM by Mike Bederka
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced last week that nearly 4,500 organizations -- including more than 2,000 hospitals -- have pledged their support for the Partnership for Patients, the Obama Administration's Read More...
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HHS Plans for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules
June 1, 2011 7:43 AM by Mike Bederka
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Bill Corr issued a statement on retrospective review of existing rules. His statement is below: Earlier this year, President Obama outlined his plan to create a 21st-century regulatory system Read More...
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A Top Five for ICD-10
May 24, 2011 8:08 AM by Mike Bederka
Editor's note: This guest blog is written by Mark Morsch, vice president, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and software engineering at A-Life Medical . He has published several papers on NLP clinical abstraction, text mining and computer-assisted coding. Read More...
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Top Posts From The Politics of Health Care
May 2, 2011 1:31 PM by Frank Irving
Special thanks to Frank Irving for his excellent coverage over the last year with his blog The Politics of Health Care . He is moving on to other projects, so we wanted to share with readers some his most popular posts from the past few months. --Mike Read More...
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CMS Proposed Rule Updates Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for Hospitals in Fiscal 2012
April 20, 2011 12:35 PM by Frank Irving
Ties annual update amount to participation in Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, and supports efforts to lower costs. On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies Read More...
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Proposed Rules Give Guidance on ACOs
April 1, 2011 10:55 AM by Frank Irving
Medicare Shared Savings Program will reward organizations that meet quality standards in five areas. On March 31, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released proposed new rules for formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Read More...
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Agency Report Reveals Need to Increase Access to Medical Homes
March 25, 2011 4:14 PM by Frank Irving
HRSA says model represents fundamental change in provision, coordination and management of care. According to a report released March 18 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 57 percent of children in the United States have access Read More...
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Federal Partners Offer Guidance for Child Care as an Element of Emergency Planning
March 15, 2011 11:25 AM by Frank Irving
Report recommends that states develop child care disaster plans in coordination with state/local managers and agencies. Grantees across the country are receiving help from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to develop emergency preparedness Read More...
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ACO Forms in San Francisco
March 4, 2011 12:30 PM by Frank Irving
Effort modeled after Sacramento pilot, which has netted an estimated $20 million in savings. A new Accountable Care Organization (ACO) formed in San Francisco this week with the approval of an employee benefits agreement between the City and County of Read More...
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Report Examines Measures Needed to Support Payment Reforms
February 25, 2011 12:52 PM by Frank Irving
NQF commissioned RAND to review 90 different payment models across the country. A report from non-profit researcher RAND Corporation, commissioned by the National Quality Forum (NQF), provides direction for achieving payment reforms designed to improve Read More...
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OIG Offers Free Medicare/Medicaid Compliance Training
February 8, 2011 9:03 AM by Frank Irving
First session will be in Houston on Feb. 16; other sessions through May in Tampa, Kansas City, Baton Rouge, Denver and Washington. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) will hold a series of free Medicare/Medicaid compliance training sessions in six cities Read More...
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Expanded Care Settings Impacted by New CMS Rule
February 7, 2011 10:07 AM by Frank Irving
Under current rules, only beneficiaries admitted to hospitals as inpatients must be notified about how to report quality-of-care issues. On Feb. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would require most Medicare-participating Read More...
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AMA Releases Brochure to Promote Preventive Services for Medicare Patients
February 4, 2011 10:35 AM by Frank Irving
Resource outlines preventive care recommendations and how they are covered by the new Medicare benefit. The nation's largest physician organization, the American Medical Association (AMA), has released a brochure designed to help doctors guide patients Read More...
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Hospital Companies and Systems Invest in Innovation Fund
January 26, 2011 12:16 PM by Frank Irving
Up to $10 million in individual investments will go to early- and growth-stage health care businesses. Three hospital companies and two major hospital systems -- together representing more than 400 hospitals throughout the United States -- have invested Read More...
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