Government will crack down on EHRs under final rule
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Oct 17, 2016
Electronic health records will face greater scrutiny under a final rule released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Friday.
New EHR bills would improve interoperability
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John Hall
Mar 11, 2015
On the heels of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pledge to ease electronic health record implementation reporting rules several weeks ago, newly introduced legislation would facilitate greater...
Long-term care reform hearing focuses on dual eligibles, home-based services
Mar 05, 2009
Public and private sector officials convened Wednesday to discuss the important role long-term care reform could play in a grander, overall healthcare reform scheme.
Providers rip Medicaid Commission report
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Haymarket Media
Jan 05, 2007
Medicaid reform recommendations issued by a federal panel come up short on the issue of financing reform, says the leader of the nation’s second-largest nursing home association.
Centra Health and HealthMEDX partner
Jun 12, 2013
Virginia based Centra Health has selected HealthMEDX Vision to aid its technology-related efforts.
Long-term care providers would receive more education from auditors under draft Medicare bill
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 11, 2014
Medicare auditors would boost outreach and education efforts to long-term care and other providers under the provisions of a draft bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the Ways...
Final rule gives providers and beneficiaries access to quality data
Dec 06, 2011
A final rule issued Monday will allow Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries access to information about costs and quality of care information about various providers, regulators say.
Amid healthcare reform frenzy, AAHSA continues push for long-term care reform
Jun 09, 2009
Despite concerns that potential healthcare reform legislation will exclude a long-term care piece, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is keeping the pressure on lawmakers to consider...
Operators often getting ‘sued,’ no matter their quality rating
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Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2011
Nursing homes with high quality ratings are sued almost as often as lesser performing nursing homes, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Congress poised to vote on budget resolution
Apr 29, 2009
The House and Senate are preparing to vote on a budget resolution agreement that includes instructions to fast-track healthcare reform legislation through the Senate.