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AMA Town Hall: Doctors call for meaningful use delay
Stage 3 of meaningful use should be delayed until Medicare value-based care programs are developed.
To move the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services toward that goal, the American Medical Association has created a new website – Break the Red Tape – where physicians can share their good...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 22, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
3 court cases to watch in 2015
Pay close attention to the outcomes of three cases winding their way through the courts this summer, legal experts advise.
On deck are cases that could reshape <a href="http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Fraud-and-Abuse/PhysicianSelfReferral/index.html?redirect=/PhysicianSelfReferral/"...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 14, 2015 Category: Dermatology 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
Fee schedule: CMS outlines advance care planning, PQRS changes
Physicians are praising a new proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay for end-of-life counseling as part of a sweeping draft of updates to its 2016 physician...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 9, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
CMS pledges flexibility during first year of ICD-10
Physicians will have a year to learn how to properly code under ICD-10 before facing potential penalties or withheld payments, according to a joint announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Medical Association.
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Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 6, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
House passes IPAB repeal bill
WASHINGTON – House Republicans have made good on their promise to kill the Independent Payment Advisory Board with the passage on June 23 of H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015....
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 24, 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
Feds charge 243 in huge Medicare fraud bust
A nationwide investigation by the federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force has led to health fraud charges against 243 people – including 46 medical providers – in the largest bust in strike force history.
The defendants are accused of various Medicare fraud schemes that involved $712 million in false...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 18, 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
Data will drive evolution to value-based care, CMS chief says
WASHINGTON – Data are so integral to the transition to value-based care that the health care industry must begin to think of itself as an information industry, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt.
“Health care will either remain a series of...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - June 2, 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
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
Medicare at 50: Physicians brace for transition to value-based payment
As Medicare celebrates its 50th anniversary, federal officials are beginning one of the most significant shifts in the program’s history – paying physicians based on quality and efficiency rather than for the volume of services they provide. The shift to so-called value-based payment will be phased...
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
Socioeconomic determinants of overnight and weekend emergency department use for acute rhinosinusitis
ConclusionsARS patients with Medicaid or self‐pay status, previously shown to preferentially use EDs for uncomplicated ARS, were more likely to present for overnight ED care compared to patients with private insurance or Medicare. These findings suggest a potential lack of access to extended‐hours primary care during evenings and nights for Medicaid patients.
Level of Evidence4 Laryngoscope, 2015
Source: The Laryngoscope - May 27, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Regan W. Bergmark, Stacey L. Ishman, George A. Scangas, Michael J. Cunningham, Ahmad R. Sedaghat Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research
Risk of hospitalised infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving biologics following a previous infection while on treatment with anti-TNF therapy
Conclusions
Among RA patients who experienced a hospitalised infection while on anti-TNF therapy, abatacept and etanercept were associated with the lowest risk of subsequent infection compared to other biologic therapies.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - May 8, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Yun, H., Xie, F., Delzell, E., Chen, L., Levitan, E. B., Lewis, J. D., Saag, K. G., Beukelman, T., Winthrop, K., Baddley, J. W., Curtis, J. R. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis Clinical and epidemiological research Source Type: research
VIDEO: Compliance plans, education can help physicians prevent Medicare fraud involvement
Medicare fraud and strategies to combat the crimes have become more intense as the program has grown in size and complexity, experts say.
As Medicare turns 50, Dr. Julie Taitsman, chief...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 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
Medicare at 50: Physicians struggle with antifraud regulations
For Dr. Carla L. Kakutani, it has become increasingly challenging to obtain durable medical equipment (DME) for her Medicare patients.
In addition to proving equipment is medically necessary, a <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 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
Tennessee, Kansas also warned: Expand Medicaid or risk hospital funds
Add Tennessee and Kansas to the list of states that have been warned by the Obama administration that failing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 22, 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
