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. 

CMS working to coordinate HIT efforts

National Health IT Week serves as an opportunity to share federal strategies and objectives for programs such as Meaningful Use, ICD-10, quality measurements, administrative simplification and health information exchange, said Robert Tagalicod, director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of eHealth & Standards, in an interview with Clinical Innovation + Technology.

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HHS launches Meaningful Consent website

An online resource to help healthcare providers effectively engage patients in choosing how they want their electronic patient health information shared was launched by the Department of Health & Human Services.

Xerox Ranked as a Leader for Innovative Health Insurance Services

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 16, 2013 – Xerox (NYSE: XRX) was designated as one of the best positioned business process outsourcing (BPO) providers to support health insurance companies in complying with the Affordable Care Act.

GAO: Duplicative HHS systems could be wasting $321M

After reviewing 590 federal IT investments, the Government Accountability Office identified 12 potentially duplicative investments at three key federal agencies which account for about $321 million in IT spending from 2008 through 2013.

CMS ehealth strategy aims to build HIT infrastructure

Speaking during a webinar that kicked off National Health IT Week, Robert Tagalicod, director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ' Office of E-Health Standards and Services, said that the designated week serves as an opportunity for the agency to share its strategy for electronic data-driven healthcare over the next five years.

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The value of health IT

In honor of National Health IT week, I'm pleased to address the query, what is the value of health IT?

Bill promotes telemedicine across state lines

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would allow Medicare providers using telehealth technologies to treat Medicare patients without the need to obtain multiple state licenses.

HHS: Reform saving consumers more than $1B

The Affordable Care Act saved 6.8 million consumers an estimated $1.2 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012 due to the "rate review" provision, according to a report released by the Department of Health & Human Services.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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