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AHA Urges Congress to Support RAC Reforms after Long Delays in Assignment of Hospital Appeals to ALJ
In 2005, Guernsey County in rural Ohio had the state's second worst late-stage colon cancer rates for patients. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. In response, a task force was created that included medical staff and…
Despite the compelling policy and business environments for EHR adoption and implementation, the Dr. Perlin and the other authors highlight common logistical and conceptual challenges hindering investment decisions. They suggest that a standard model that allows for consistent comparison across EHR…
AHA files a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to uphold a July 2012 appeals court decision supporting the governor's authority to exercise the opt out of Medicare's physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists to improve access to care for…