Key Developments
CMS issues final rule expanding data sharing and price transparency in Medicare Part D
Posted on May 24, 2014
On May 19, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule revising the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) Programs regulations for contract... Read More >
CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing Provisions to Curb Fraud and Abuse and Improve Quality of Care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D
Posted on May 21, 2014
On May 19, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that implements provisions to curb fraud and abuse and improve the quality of care within the Medicare... Read More >
HHS Data Show Quality Improvements and Cost Savings Through Reductions in Hospital-Induced Harm
Posted on May 8, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that new data show a 9% decrease nationally in hospital-acquired infections in 2011 and 2012. Reductions in adverse drug events and other... Read More >
ONC and AMA Release Brief on Health Information Exchange Among Non-federal Acute Care Hospitals
Posted on May 6, 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the American Hospital Association has put out a data brief outlining health information exchange among non-federal acute... Read More >
HHS Releases Draft Report of Risk-Based Framework for Health IT
Posted on April 9, 2014
On April 3, 2014, HHS announced the release of a congressionally-mandated draft report developed by the FDA, ONC, and the FCC in consultation with health IT experts and consumer representatives. The... Read More >
HHS Announces Historic Release of Medicare Data on Payments Made to Physicians
Posted on April 9, 2014
On April 9, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data on payment and billing for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other health care... Read More >
Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Release 2014 Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws
Posted on March 27, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute released their 2014 Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws. The report outlines how... Read More >
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