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The deficit reduction debate has begun in earnest and the next few weeks will be critical as Congress takes steps to address the budget deficit and put our nation's fiscal house in order.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently took steps to operationalize the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record \(EHR\) incentive programs. The incentive programs provide bonus payments to certain physicians and hospitals for the adoption and ")meaningful use") of…
ACOs and Integrated Delivery of Pediatric Services
ACOs and Integrated Delivery of Pediatric Services
Hospital care remains the largest single category of health care spending, illustrating hospitals’ central role in providing care for the most acutely ill and injured patients. Understanding the drivers of spending is critical to shaping health care policies that will moderate cost growth without…
On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated proposed regulation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which encourages the voluntary formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs).
On March 31, information on Medicare hospital-acquired conditions \(HACs\) will be publicly available for the first time. Unlike the display of other Hospital Compare measures, the data will be made available as an electronic file showing raw data and the rates for eight HACs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released recently the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP Final Rule on Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment
In the February 15 Federal Register, the Food and Drug Administration \(FDA\) released a final regulation on how it will regulate ")medical device data systems") \(MDDS\).