Expect More Affordable Care Act Legislation Coming Down The Pike

Although it's been four years since the Affordable Care Act became law, the Obama administration still has to release several major reform provisions, including details on essential health benefits and the employer mandate, that have been delayed.  More than 12 rules could be published as early as this year, PoliticoPro reported. Read more here.

By |2014-02-05T16:58:05+00:00February 5th, 2014|Government|Comments Off on Expect More Affordable Care Act Legislation Coming Down The Pike

White House Pushes ACO Expansion in 2014

Discussing the administration's priorities for 2014, Lambrew alluded to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, a division of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The Innovation Center's work involves many initiatives specific to the post-healthcare reform landscape, such as ACOs, patient-centered medical homes and bundled payments. Read more here.

By |2014-02-04T15:30:29+00:00February 4th, 2014|Government|Comments Off on White House Pushes ACO Expansion in 2014

CDS Coalition: SOFTWARE Act Goes Too Far

In a new legislative proposal, the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Coalition charges that a bipartisan bill introduced in October 2013 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act "goes too far" in deregulating CDS software that requires regulation to ensure the health and safety of patients. Read more here.

By |2014-02-04T12:39:32+00:00February 4th, 2014|Business, Government, Medicine|Comments Off on CDS Coalition: SOFTWARE Act Goes Too Far

CMS Doing Little to Address Electronic Health Records Vulnerabilities, OIG Says

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and its contractors have done little to address vulnerabilities in electronic health records, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General. Read more here.  

By |2014-01-08T15:56:15+00:00January 8th, 2014|Government|Comments Off on CMS Doing Little to Address Electronic Health Records Vulnerabilities, OIG Says

Isotope Production Alternatives Aim to Meet North American Demand

With the world’s major producing reactors shutting down regularly or facing decommission, some enterprising solutions to medical isotope production are jockeying to pick up the slack in North America, according to a review published Dec. 11, 2013, inNature. Read more here.

By |2014-01-08T15:33:48+00:00January 8th, 2014|Business, Government, Medicine|Comments Off on Isotope Production Alternatives Aim to Meet North American Demand

Meaningful-use Deadline Pushed Back One Year

The CMS is giving providers another year to show they've met the Stage 2 criteria of the federal government's incentive program to encourage the adoption and meaningful-use of electronic health records. That means the start of the next phase will be pushed back a year. Read more here.

By |2014-01-08T14:11:59+00:00January 8th, 2014|Government|Comments Off on Meaningful-use Deadline Pushed Back One Year

Associations Weigh In On MU [Meaningful Use] Timeline Change

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC's) major announcement of a one-year extension for Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 got industry stakeholders talking. While there is added flexibility down the road, there remains no immediate relief as Stage 2 rolls out—leaving many in [...]

By |2013-12-11T14:04:01+00:00December 11th, 2013|Government, Medicine|Comments Off on Associations Weigh In On MU [Meaningful Use] Timeline Change

More Work Needed for CT Colonography Reimbursement

Continued scientific publications, legislative efforts, and public education about the value of CT colonography (CTC) are vital for achieving acceptance and reimbursement of the screening nationally, according to an article published in the December 2013 issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Read more here.

By |2013-12-11T14:02:00+00:00December 11th, 2013|Business, Government, Medical|Comments Off on More Work Needed for CT Colonography Reimbursement

Imaging Ranks Near Bottom of Medicare Spending Growth Drivers

Reversing its role as a major contributor to the growth in Medicare spending in the early 2000s, medical imaging spending growth is now in the bottom 2 percent of spending growth categories in 2011, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Read more here.

By |2013-12-10T11:08:41+00:00December 10th, 2013|Business, Government, Medicine|Comments Off on Imaging Ranks Near Bottom of Medicare Spending Growth Drivers

Meaningful-use Deadline Pushed Back One Year

The CMS is giving providers another year to show they've met the Stage 2 criteria of the federal government's incentive program to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records. That means the start of the next phase will be pushed back a year. Read more here.

By |2013-12-09T10:30:28+00:00December 9th, 2013|Government, Medicine|Comments Off on Meaningful-use Deadline Pushed Back One Year
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