April 2018 – Page 3 – medicarereport.org

CMS renames ‘meaningful use’ to ‘promoting interoperability’ and changes ensue

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) In its latest Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) As leading U.S. companies like Apple and Amazon prioritize employee wellbeing and work

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking input on an alternative payment model that would allow direct provider

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and

(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) LOS ANGELES — Like many transplant surgeons, Dr. Jeffrey Veale got frustrated seeing so

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Market research firm CB Insights outlined eight potential initiatives Google and its

Older Americans with Medicare drug coverage who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won’t cover: methadone. Experts

(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — With pressure building on the the Drug Enforcement Administration to stem the supply

According to a report form Symantec, American Software Company providing cybersecurity software and services, another hacker crew is gotten footholds

(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent