Administrative Complexity in Health Care Examined
Ian Morrison, in a post on Hospitals & Health Networks website, takes a critical look at the complexities of American health care,
Read More
Join a Virtual Office Hours Session Focused on 2015 PQRS Feedback Reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce a Virtual Office Hours (VOH) session regarding Physician
Read MoreEmergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/16/2016 and available online at http://federalregister.gov/a/2016-21404, and on
Read MoreMedicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) Comments on High-Risk Medical Devices
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) session examination of the process for approving high-risk medical devices produced discussion on the potential
Read MoreUnderstanding Where Medicare Stands Today
With so much reported in the popular media these days about medicare and its financial situation, it’s important to understand
Read MoreThe Difficulty Of Enforcing Laws Against Driving While High
(By Ben Markus, Colorado Public Radio and Stephanie O’Neill, KPCC for NPR) This story starts with a stay-at-home-mom from the
Read MoreMeet the man who’s the federal government’s pot dealer
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Mahmoud ElSohly oversees acres of marijuana plants in the deep south, a swath of the
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders urges Gilead to rethink its hepatitis C strategy in Ukraine
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The latest battle over access to medicines is taking place in Ukraine, where Doctors Without
Read MoreElectronic health records ‘inflict enormous pain’ on doctors. It’ll take more than stopwatches to learn why
(By Jonathan Bush for STAT) Electronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for
Read MoreRaising an alarm, doctors fight to yank hospital ICUs into the modern era
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) The first thing you notice are the alarms. Walk into the intensive care unit
Read More