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GAO questions CMS reliance on RUC to set Medicare pay rates
A government watchdog report suggests that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be setting Medicare payment rates inaccurately based on biased recommendations from its panel of physician experts.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) questions the transparency of the CMS’...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 1, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics EM Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics HOSP Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics OBGYN Practice Economics Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for July 10, 2015
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. ACAAI endorses Boston Scientific’s Alair asthma treatment
Boston Scientific said that the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has endorsed bronchial thermoplasty using the company’s Alair system.
The ACAAI recommends the procedure for patients with severe asthma who ...
Source: Mass Device - July 10, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 3 Source Type: news
Senators query GAO on healthcare.gov scam report
Patient access or program integrity? The question of which need outweighs the other was the theme of a Senate Finance Committee hearing that discussed the erroneous approval of subsidies by healthcare.gov for fake patients.
An investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 16, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
GAO: Undercover agents effectively scammed healthcare.gov
Fictitious applicants were able to gain coverage from the federal health insurance marketplace and receive approximately $30,000 in subsidies over a 2-year period, according to a government watchdog agency.
Investigators with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted 18 undercover tests...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 16, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Coding mistakes lead to $35 million in drug overpayments
Coding mistakes made on behalf of physicians and other health providers led to more than $35 million in Medicare overpayments for outpatient drugs, a government watchdog has found.
An audit by the U.S. Department...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 31, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
More lawsuits against doctors? Overpayment ruling could be bad news
In a novel decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that the 60-day clock to return overpayments to the government begins ticking when a health provider receives notice a potential overpayment exists, not when an overpayment is conclusively...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - August 17, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
HHS: Expand antidiscrimination protections to transgender patients
Transgender patients who receive health care via government programs or funding must receive equal access to treatments and insurance coverage, according to a proposed rule issued Sept. 3 by...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - September 3, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine‐induced anaphylaxis in surgical patients: a review of the literature
DiscussionIn order to reduce abandoned procedures, unplanned intensive care unit admissions, morbidity and mortality associated with CHL‐induced anaphylaxis we recommend the following: rationalization of CHL‐containing products, greater vigilance regarding subtle symptoms of CHL allergy, appropriate investigation of these symptoms and a greater awareness of CHL‐containing products. Lastly, we outline the appropriate investigations and highlight the need for meticulous documentation in those who are CHL allergic.
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery - September 11, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Gary Sharp, Sarah Green, Michael Rose Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Just What the Doctor Ordered: Using Parks to Improve Children’s Health
Nate Seltenrich covers science and the environment from Petaluma, CA. His work has appeared in High Country News, Sierra, Yale Environment 360, Earth Island Journal, and other regional and national publications.
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Citation: Seltenrich N. 2015. Just what the doctor ordered: using parks to improve children’s health. Environ Health Perspect 123:A254–A259; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.123-A254
News Topics: Children’s Health, Climate Change, Green Spaces, Mental Health, Neurologic Health, Noise Pollution, Obesity, Recreation
Published: 1 October ...
Source: EHP Research - September 30, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Children's Health Climate Change Green Spaces Mental Health Neurologic Health Noise Pollution Obesity October 2015 Recreation Source Type: research
Hospital care unaffected by quality payments, GAO finds
Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first 3 years, according to a federal report released Thursday.
The Government Accountability Office examined the <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - October 2, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
GAO: Physicians, hospitals struggle to achieve EHR interoperability
Physicians and health care organizations are struggling to achieve interoperability, the exchange of data between their electronic health records systems, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office report.
The report comes as more federal lawmakers press the Obama administration to slow...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - October 5, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Medicare audits: What leads to an exclusion?
WASHINGTON – While the line between an inadvertent billing mistake and intentional coding deception might be blurry, federal investigators are crystal clear about what drives them to exclude health providers from government health programs.
Rejection from Medicaid and Medicare comes down to...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - December 10, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Alternative payment models: MedPAC says keep it simple
WASHINGTON – A federal advisory panel has straightforward advice for the government as it shifts towards value-based health care: Keep it simple.
At the Jan. 15 meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Commissioner Warner Thomas said, “I think one of our first principles...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - January 19, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
CMS proposal would allow sharing, selling of claims data
Physicians may soon be able to purchase reports that combine their Medicare and private payer claims data, according to the details of a new government proposal.
The proposed rule, released on Jan. 29,...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - January 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
NIH officials accelerate timeline for human trials of Zika vaccine, saying they will now begin in the summer
National Institutes of Health officials said this week that researchers may be closer to developing a Zika vaccine than previously thought and that tests on human subjects could begin in as soon as a few months. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview that government scientists have been able […]
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ariana Eunjung Cha Tags: zika Infectious Diseases newsletter Biomedical research Source Type: news
