IHS names Great Plains deputy chief medical officer
Indian Health Service (IHS) has named Mechele Peterson as deputy chief medical officer for the Great Plains region, according...
CMS releases final rule implementing MACRA provisions of Medicare physician payment system
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday morning released its final rule implementing provisions of the...
CMS announces initiative to increase clinician engagement, reduce medical review for certain advanced APMs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday announced a new initiative to improve the clinician experience...
AHA: Study finds 38 percent rise in inpatient drug costs
A new study from the University of Chicago’s NORC has found that inpatient hospital drug costs per admission increased...
CMS removing SSNs from Medicare cards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be removing social security numbers from all Medicare cards to...
Updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT and the Office for Civil Rights recently posted an updated...
OIG issues report on election statements, terminal illness certifications
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) has released a report calling on hospices...
CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit planned for Oct. 19
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning a CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit on Oct. 19...
CMS creates toolkit for Medicaid provider enrollment requirements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created the Medicaid Provider Enrollment Requirements (MPE) Toolkit to update...
State lists of 15 most common languages made available for ACA Section 1557 compliance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Civil Rights has posted new FAQs for compliance with...
