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The AHA today shared with Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services a report examining barriers to transforming health care delivery created by outdated fraud and abuse laws. The report identifies seven major barriers created by the Stark and Anti-Kickback laws and/or…
Telehealth interventions produce positive outcomes when used for remote monitoring, communication and counseling for patients with chronic conditions and for psychiatric services provided as part of behavioral health, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday awarded $25 million in fiscal year 2016 funding to help public health departments in 53 states, cities and territories prepare for and respond to a possible Zika outbreak. Recipients were selected based in part on the estimated U.S. range…
The Qualified Entity Certification Program for Medicare Data will host a July 8 webinar on permissible uses of data under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Qualified Entity Program.
iPhone users will be able to sign up as an organ, eye and tissue donor through the Health app with the release of iOS 10 this fall, Apple and Donate Life America announced today. The app’s Medical ID feature makes information such as medical conditions, allergies, medications, blood type…
Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) today introduced AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 5613) to extend through calendar year 2016 the enforcement delay on direct supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services provided in critical access hospitals and rural prospective…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that would allow organizations approved as qualified entities to share or sell non-public analyses of Medicare and non-Medicare claims data to authorized users.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday reported reinsurance and risk adjustment amounts for specific health plans for benefit year 2015.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today announced its Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care, mental health and dental care as of May 13. The lists are reviewed and revised every year or as needed.
About 11.1 million Americans had an active 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace plan on March 31, or 87% of those who selected a health plan during open enrollment, the Department of Health and Human Services reported yesterday. The total includes 8.4 million who enrolled through HealthCare.gov…