CMS: Return Medicare/Medicaid overpayments within 60 days
CMS released a pre-publication version of the rule Thursday. The rule will take effect 30 days after it officially appears in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for Friday.
Texas Medical Board defends state telemedicine rules
The president of the Texas Medical Board said that it is "absolutely" legal for physicians to establish relationships with patients via telemedicine.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Physician groups ask Congress to fix Meaningful Use
The letters, signed by 111 groups, rapped the Obama administration for sticking to what the signatories called "fundamental flaws" in Meaningful Use regulations that they believe are more about documentation than promoting interoperability of electronic health records.
Chilmark analyst: ‘HIPAA must die’
Chilmark Research analyst Brian Murphy doesn't want HIPAA to die as much as he does the complex web of federal and state healthcare regulations for privacy and security, reimbursement, nurse staffing levels, telemedicine, physician credentialing and other issues.
FTC chair: Health data connectivity carries risks
Health data is very much on the mind of Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, according to an interview published over the weekend in the Washington Post.
AMIA spells out steps for improving EHRs by 2020
By 2020, electronic health records should support person-centric care delivery, according to an American Medical Informatics Association panel. The AMIA EHR-2020 Task Force has mapped out a strategy.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
American Healthcare Reform: Fixing the Real Problems
American healthcare reform is desperately needed. We’ve had massive changes in healthcare since the 1990s. Hospital admissions have decreased (average daily census decreased 31% from 1980 to 2010, while the US population increase 36%). Recent recent massive staff layoffs in leading medical centers and healthcare systems. Closure of many hospitals, especially rural hospitals. Hospital Outpatient revenues […]