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. 

Why did 11% of organizations call ICD-10 transition a 'failure'?

Another survey indicates that the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10 went smoothly for most healthcare providers, but 11 percent said it was a failure, according to KPMG. 

December 1, 2015

For-profit players have a place in universal healthcare systems: Canadian study

In a study of healthcare systems in six developed nations that could have implications for the U.S.—regardless of the ultimate fate of troubled Obamacare—an influential Canadian think tank has concluded that for-profit hospitals and insurers can survive and thrive under universal health care.

November 25, 2015

CMS clarifies actions regarding ICD-10 claims problems

Overall, there have been few complaints in the wake of the transition to ICD-10 but a few isolated incidents have led the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue clarifications on how it's resolving the issues.

November 25, 2015

CHIME: Streamline MU, add flexibility

Meaningful Use (MU) needs streamlining and a reduced reporting burden for provider through better aligned quality measures, said the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). 

November 17, 2015

Coder productivity down in wake of ICD-10 transition

As critics predicted, the ICD-10 transition is negatively impacting inpatient and outpatient coder productivity at hospitals of all sizes and types.

November 17, 2015

Health system announces new plan to refund patients if expectations aren't met

The Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System has unveiled its ProvenExperience program, which offers refunds to patients who don’t have their expectations met while receiving care. 

November 13, 2015

Healthcare leaders spanning the globe urge U.S. presidential hopefuls to back openness on clinical trials

Close to 60 physicians, medical researchers and public-health experts from around the world are imploring American presidential candidates to state whether they support access to all clinical trial data held by U.S. federal agencies—regardless of the trials’ topics, findings, sponsors or geographical settings. 

November 13, 2015

Lumenis Acquires Israeli-Based Pollogen Strengthening and Expanding Its Aesthetic Division

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmic applications, announced today that the company has completed the acquisition of Pollogen Ltd. 

November 3, 2015

Around the web

Cardiovascular Associates of America, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes practices in eight different states. Its partner cardiologists now have preferred access to multiple cloud-based services provided by Athenahealth. 

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) supports an AMA policy that condemns the use AI to make prior authorization decisions rather than a doctor or clinician.

The past five years have been boom times for AI startups courting venture investors in healthcare, and the good times just keep rolling.

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