(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Michael LaMagna, a Partner at Helwig, Henderson, Ryan, LaMagna and Spinola, LLP.) When people ask me why I enjoy healthcare law and all of its related fields, I always answer that healthcare relates to everything. At first glance, the immigration debates seem very separate from the Affordable Care ...

Editor's note: This article was posted with permission from its author, Christine Gondos, Igloo Software. She can be reached at cgondos@igloosoftware.com. The fastpaced healthcare industry is continuously evolving -- whether it be newly released studies, new best practices or new techniques, the healthcare community thrives off of ...

Editor's note: This article was posted with permission from its author, Christine Gondos, Igloo Software. She can be reached at cgondos@igloosoftware.com. The fastpaced healthcare industry is continuously evolving -- whether it be newly released studies, new best practices or new techniques, the healthcare community thrives off of ...

Editor's note: This article was posted with permission from its author, Christine Gondos, Igloo Software. She can be reached at cgondos@igloosoftware.com. The fastpaced healthcare industry is continuously evolving -- whether it be newly released studies, new best practices or new techniques, the healthcare community thrives off of ...

This week, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced The Personalize Your Care Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide Medicare and Medicaid coverage for voluntary consultations about advance-care planning every 5 years or in the event of a change in health status. The bill also provides grants to states to establish or expand ...

(Editor's note: This blog was written by ADVANCE editorial intern Rebecca Hepp.)  Advances in technology over the past decade have raised serious concerns for patient privacy, an issue that sparked an intense panel discussion at the Second International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy, held last week in Washington, DC. Panelists ...

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that 20 portable X-ray suppliers exhibited questionable billing patterns according to criteria the OIG established. In addition, Medicare paid approximately $12.8 million for return trips to nursing facilities on a single day and, contrary to Federal regulations, Medicare paid ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a report showing that doctors' adoption of health information technology (IT) doubled in two years. HHS also announced new actions to speed the use of health IT in doctors' offices and hospitals nationwide, which will improve health care and create jobs ...

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 ...

Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Ohio will receive 90 percent federal match for planning activities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Sept. 13 that the Medicaid program in four states -- Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Ohio -- will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities ...