Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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Survey: Providers don't understand potential of ICD-10

Despite the one-year delay in ICD-10 compliance, many healthcare providers still do not understand the value of the new medical diagnostic codes that will be used beginning Oct. 1, 2014, according to a new survey from eHealth Initiative. 

AHA and Blue Cross Blue Shield: Do not delay ICD-10

While study after study indicates that providers are ill prepared to convert to ICD-10 by the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association told legislators they are on schedule for implementation and urged against any further delays.

CMS announces first year Pioneer results, ACOs leaving program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced positive and promising results from the first performance year of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model, including higher quality care and lower Medicare expenditures. But, seven of the ACOs will switch to a different ACO model and two will drop out entirely.

Pioneer ACOs year 1: More improved quality than costs

More Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACOs) improved quality than lowered costs, according to first-year results.

AHIMA, CHIME partner to advance HIM, HIT

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) will work together on two timely and critically important issues--information governance and standards--to advance health information management and health IT.

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Ups and downs in health IT

It doesn’t seem that the federal government took off much time for the 4th of July holiday—at least when it comes to health IT. From cybersecurity to a health IT safety plan, there is plenty to consider.

HITPC: Non-targeted query recommendations forthcoming

Non-targeted patient record query recommendations are forthcoming and may be unveiled at the next Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC) on Aug. 7, Privacy & Security Tiger Team Co-chair Devon McGraw, director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, said at the July 9 HITPC meeting.

Speakers offer HIT safety plan details

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT discussed the recently released Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan during a July 10 webinar, including goals of the plan and strategies for carrying out those goals.

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