ACOs, bundled payment groups ‘becoming the face of American medicine,’ Sebelius says
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 13, 2013
Accountable care organizations and bundled payment initiatives are harbingers of the future healthcare system in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a speech...
Minimum Data Set information identifying providers will be shared with health plans to fight fraud, CMS...
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McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2013
To combat fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to make provider-specific Minimum Data Set information available to health plans, according to a notice in Wednesday’s...
Lawmaker questions existence of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 14, 2012
A House Republican has doubts about a program created by the Affordable Care Act to test new care delivery models for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and dual eligibles.
Long-term care providers should follow hospitals in adopting EHRs, government says
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2013
Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government’s 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.