Author: trident50
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Smart Moves For Managing Healthcare Mobility
Rapid mHealth growth creates opportunities — and challenges. …read more
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HealthHIV: Nearly 50% of primary care providers lack knowledge about HIV treatment
Primary care providers who provide clinical HIV care (HIV PCPs) are experiencing rising HIV caseloads from newly insured patients under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), according to a national survey released today by HealthHIV. …read more
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Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices
In a proposed rule, federal officials lay out new regulations for hospitals that include offering a standard list of prices, the new federal payment rates, observation care and readmissions. …read more
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Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost $50 billion last year
Lawmakers from both parties lash out at official who has just taken over the agency in charge of cutting down waste. …read more
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Virginia gov. says legislation is way to Medicaid expansion
In Missouri, the expansion gets a symbolic committee endorsement, and the governor proposes using federal dollars to help pay for coverage for low-wage earners. …read more
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Morning Headlines 5/2/14
ManTech Announces Acquisition of 7Delta, Inc. ManTech International Corporation acquires 7Delta after the Maryland-based IT services firm won a 5-year contract with the VA through its Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology procurement program. Through the acquisition, ManTech will be in position to support the VA’s transition to newer IT systems. Medicare Program: Hospital Prospective Payment Systems…
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CMS sets Oct. 1, 2015 conversion date for ICD-10
The CMS issued the following statement yesterday: On April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. No. 113-93) was enacted, which said that the Secretary may not adopt ICD-10 prior to October 1, 2015. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expects to release an interim final…
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Identity Protection Services: A False Sense of Security?
0 A report released on April 29 by Javelin Strategy & Research should raise the alarm at healthcare provider organizations about the true costs of data breaches, as well as the appropriateness of remediation services offered to victims. A report released on April 29 by Javelin Strategy & Research should raise the alarm at healthcare…
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CMS Slips New ICD-10 Date Inside Payment Policy Report
Deep inside a 1,700-page proposed rule on fiscal year 2015 inpatient payment policies, it appears that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made October 1, 2015 the new ICD-10 implementation deadline. Deep inside a 1,700-page proposed rule on fiscal year 2015 inpatient payment policies, it appears that the Centers for Medicare and…
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CMS hints at new ICD-10 date in proposed IPPS rule
It appears as if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has set its new ICD-10 compliance date. read more …read more