Public Policy
News
ONC’s Dr. Rucker: Era of provider-controlled data is over
WASHINGTON – Interoperability going forward means putting the power in the hands of the patients, according to the government’s top health data...
News
FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and...
HM19
The power of policy at HM19
Featured speaker will be Dr. Reena Duseja, acting director of the Quality Measurement and Value-based Incentives Group at CMS.
News
Scott Gottlieb to step down as FDA commissioner
Scott Gottlieb, MD, will be stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in about a month.
HM19
Hospitalists on the Hill
Hill Day at HM19 promises to be important and gratifying – and fun too.
Practice Management
Medicare’s two-midnight rule
The distinction between hospitalization as inpatient versus outpatient status can affect payment.
Quality
A novel approach to MIPS quality reporting for facility-based providers
Facility-based measurement represents a massive philosophical and practical shift in CMS measure reporting.
News
ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
Practice Management
Public insurance income limits and hospitalizations for low-income children
If public insurance eligibility thresholds are decreased, many pediatric hospitalizations would become ineligible for coverage.
Public Policy
Defeating the opioid epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams says the opioid epidemic is his primary focus.