CMS announces extension of 2016 reporting deadline for reporting eCQM data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or...
HRSA issues final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices, penalties
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers in the...
Feds to close large portion of Hot Springs VA hospital
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday finalized its decision to close a large portion of the VA hospital in Hot Springs.
U.S. Sens....
AHA hosting Jan. 17 webinar on strategies to prevent workplace violence
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence initiative and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering will host webinar on workplace violence prevention strategies...
Judge rejects HHS’s motion to reconsider order compelling agency to reduce Medicare claims appeal...
A federal judge has rejected a request by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reconsinder his order to eliminate the backlog...
IHS announces expanded National Health Service Corps opportunities
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that 27 additional IHS and tribal hospitals are eligible...
Video-based telemedicine use triples in 2016
The use of video-based telemedicine has more than tripled over the past year, according to a recent survey from Rock Health, a venture fund...
CMS provides preliminary guidance on two sections of 21st Century Cures Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided preliminary guidance regarding two sections of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Section 16001 focuses on...
HHS extends HealthCare.gov signup deadline to Dec. 19
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for marketplace health care coverage.
Because of...
ACA ‘replace and repeal’ transition underway
The 114th U.S. Congress adjourned last week concluding a brief lame duck session that included the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act and...
