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How Physician Compare Could Help Consumers

Fri, 2012-10-26 10:03 — healthinfolaw_admin
Published on October 26, 2012
Author: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
This report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation outlines improvements and new ways health care payors could use the Physician Compare website. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Physician Compare website, mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), allows consumers to compare physicians based on quality of care.

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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)

Mon, 2012-10-15 15:42 — healthinfolaw_admin
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Topics: 
Health Information Technology
Medical Peer Review
Patient Safety
Privacy and Confidentiality
Public Health Data Collection and Reporting
Quality Measurement and Reporting
Research
Resource Use (Cost/Utilization) Measurement and Reporting
Security of Health Information

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Bipartisan Policy Center Releases Report on HIT

Mon, 2012-10-08 22:12 — healthinfolaw_admin
Published on October 4, 2012
Author: Bipartisan Policy Center Health Project
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a new report detailing recommendations for the transition to electronic health records. Health information technology (IT) and electronic health information sharing will play important roles in addressing the trifecta of cost, quality, and access U.S. health care reform.

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Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition

Mon, 2012-09-10 12:07 — healthinfolaw_admin
Published on September 5, 2012
Author: Department of Health and Human Services
Publication: Federal Register
This rule finalizes the standards for the Unique Health Plan Identifier (HPID) for health plans as well as an Other Entity Identifier (OEID) for entities that are not health plans, health care providers, or individuals that need to be identified in standard transactions. In addition, the final rule delays the compliance date for ICD-10 from October 1, 2013 until October 1, 2014.

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