Author: trident500
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The truth about the 2 percent Medicare sequestration cuts
News outlets examine what can be done about cuts to Medicare payments to cancer clinics, among others. And the IPAB deadline is three weeks away.
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State-level debate about Medicaid expansion heats up
ov. Jay Nixon led a three-front charge Tuesday to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program, meeting privately with reluctant state senators, rallying publicly with hundreds of disability advocates and chatting with the nation’s top health care official about whether particular Medicaid proposals could win federal approval.
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Obama’s $3.7 trillion spending plan would squeeze $370B from Medicare
Despite the White House’s effort to find middle ground, news outlets report that its proposal to raise $580B by limiting tax benefits for top earners is angering some Republicans, while cuts to entitlement programs are angering some Democrats.
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Analysis: 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans receive prescription for high-risk medication
More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful “high risk medication” in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public health researchers.
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Morning Headlines 4/11/13
Mining Electronic Health Records Reveals Clues Of Harmful Drug Reactions Researchers at Stanford University, using sophisticated analytics and EHR data looking back 15 years, were able to clearly substantiate harmful drug side effects years before an alert was issued from the FDA. Researchers conclude that data analytics will be a powerful compliment to the FDA’s…
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NY, NJ area cardiologist admits record $19M fraud
A cardiologist with offices in New York City and New Jersey has admitted taking part in a scheme that subjected thousands of patients to unnecessary tests and treatment and resulted in $19 million in bogus bills, the largest case of healthcare fraud…
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CMS Proposes Rule to Extend EHR Donation Safe Harbor
According to a recently published document in the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a rule that would extend a regulation that allows hospitals to donate electronic health records (EHRs) to physicians until 2016. The rule is an exception to a federal law that prohibits payments of particular services…
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HITRUST Releases New Guidance for Healthcare Organizations to Assess Cybersecurity Preparedness
In response to heightened awareness and concerns about cyber threats, attacks and incidents, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced today new guidance for healthcare organizations wanting to assess the state of their cybersecurity preparedness. The guidance identifies an appropriate subset of controls within the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) that are most directly related…
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ONC ramps up state competition on EHR adoption
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has launched the next phase of its state Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge. read more
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What Will We Find at TEDMED 2013?
Despite my vow to travel less after the back to back HIMSS-SXSW journey, next week I’ll be spending a week in DC at the famous TEDMED conference. I was invited to attend TEDMED as a guest of Xerox and I honestly couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be part of what I hear is a…