Comments sought on 21st Century Cures Act EHR Reporting Program
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a request for information asking public stakeholders to share comments on...
HHS provides nerve agent response for EMS and hospital-based personnel
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of...
Medicare card handouts available from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare enrollees in South Dakota. A unique Medicare number replaces...
Opioids remain top priority for U.S. Senate
According to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate plans to work on appropriations bills and judicial nominations in the final two weeks of...
Infographic: Proposed changes to ACO involvement in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Pictures often do a better job explaining than words do. With that in mind, this infographic explains the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
AHA Action Alert: Contact Thune & Rounds
The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued an Action Alert asking members to contact their U.S. senators asking them to support including language in the...
Committee on Ways & Means releases Red Tape Relief Project report
The Committee on Ways & Means last week released a Red Tape Relief Project report, further reiterating the importance of stakeholder collaboration to further...
Electronic visit verification implementation delayed
On July 30 legislation was passed (H.R. 6042) to amend Section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act to delay the timeline by one year...
CMS proposes changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would make changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP)...
CMS to provide hospital-specific reports for preview
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide confidential, hospital-specific reports on two disparity methods that assess hospital performance for patients with...
