Feds likely to intensify HIPAA compliance crackdowns, experts warn
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Mar 03, 2017
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audits may soon shift from focusing on provider education to enforcement, some experts shared this week.
Providers ask Sebelius for meaningful use clarifications on electronic health records
Jun 22, 2011
Healthcare provider organizations are asking the Department of Health and Human Services for guidance on implementing electronic health records under Medicare and Medicaid’s “meaningful use...
Obama, Sebelius tout CLASS Act for creating long-term care options at seniors summit
Jun 09, 2010
President Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius visited a seniors facility in Maryland yesterday to discuss prescription drug coverage, preventing fraud and impending changes...
Opinions differ on changes to Illinois’ nursing home system
Apr 01, 2010
Nursing home operators and seniors’ rights groups in Illinois are clashing over proposed changes to that state’s long-term care system, according to news reports.
CBO forms new healthcare policy panel
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Haymarket Media
Mar 14, 2007
The Congressional Budget Office has formed a new panel that will examine healthcare policy issues, CBO Director Peter Orszag said this week.
Ulcer study tries to unify paperwork, speed alerts
Mar 22, 2004
Wound care nurse Perry Tackett said he was elated when he found out his facility, Sugarcreek Rest in Worthington, PA, was picked out of a hundred to take part in a study aimed at speeding up nursing interventions...
State News for April 2016
Apr 04, 2016
NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Health has come under fire for its perceived soft enforcement of fines against nursing homes.
Value-based ‘train has already left station,’ unlikely to be affected by ACA repeal, experts...
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Jan 13, 2017
A focus on post-acute care partnerships and value-based purchasing is likely to persist across the healthcare industry in 2017, despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act.
HealthMEDX forms MAB
Jul 24, 2013
HealthMEDX announced a new Medical Advisory Board made up of physicians in post-acute facilities, health systems and private practice.
CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...