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The HHS recently released an interim final rule updating the enforcement rule for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\). These updates were necessitated by the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act \(HITECH\).
Spreadsheet Comparing 2010 to 2009 OPPS Payment Rates
On September 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the end-stage renal disease \(ESRD\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule
President Obama Saturday declared a national emergency in response to the spreading H1N1 influenza pandemic, an action that is supported by the AHA and others involved in tracking how hospitals are faring during the growing pandemic.
Executive Summary of Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Report: Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Feb. 25, 2009
House leaders today released H.R. 3962, the ")America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.")
Accountable Care Organizations \(ACOs\) in health care reform proposals
This executive briefing examines important implementation issues with ICD-10.