Editor's note: This blog is written by Anthony J. Hall, RN, BSN, behavioral health charge nurse at Atlanta Medical Center. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) means major changes in the way Americans view health issues and treatment options. While there is increased optimism building around the plan's effect on patient care, healthcare providers ...

Editor's note: This blog is written by Anthony J. Hall, RN, BSN, behavioral health charge nurse at Atlanta Medical Center. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) means major changes in the way Americans view health issues and treatment options. While there is increased optimism building around the plan's effect on patient care, ...

If you are worried that your organization is falling behind on ICD-10 preparation, you are not alone. Nearly half of the 2,118 providers who participated in the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) February 2012 ICD-10 readiness survey said they did not even know when they would be completing their impact assessment — a key milestone ...

Lawmakers averted a year-end deadline for Medicare physician payment cuts after the House reversed course Dec. 23 by supporting a two-month patch for the physician payment formula. President Obama then signed the measure blocking the 27.4 percent pay cut, setting up another showdown in the first two months of 2012 when Congress returns to ...

The ACR released the following statement:While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in response to American College of Radiology data, and a furious response from the imaging community, revised the multiple procedure payment reduction for interpretation of imaging from 50 percent to 25 percent, the 25 percent cut is still unfounded and ...

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 Bederka, EditorNational Cancer Institute Revamps Clinical Trials Program  Ohio State ...

Jeffrey Levi, PhD, will lead group in providing policy and program recommendations. Jeffrey Levi, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. U.S. President Barack Obama established the Advisory Group as required by the Affordable Care Act to provide policy and program ...

Jeffrey Levi, PhD, will lead group in providing policy and program recommendations. Jeffrey Levi, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. U.S. President Barack Obama established the Advisory Group as required by the Affordable Care Act to provide policy and program ...

Jeffrey Levi, PhD, will lead group in providing policy and program recommendations. Jeffrey Levi, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. U.S. President Barack Obama established the Advisory Group as required by the Affordable Care Act to provide policy and program ...

Jeffrey Levi, PhD, will lead group in providing policy and program recommendations. Jeffrey Levi, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. U.S. President Barack Obama established the Advisory Group as required by the Affordable Care Act to provide policy and program ...