Government & Policy
Privacy & Security
Telehealth, infrastructure modernization and a cyber exec for HHS. They’re all on this year’s list.
Revenue Cycle
Despite attempts to repeal and replace ACA, American Enterprise Institute scholar says value-based care is path forward.
Connected Health
While the agency finally showed signs of support for adding UDI to Medicare claims forms in 2016, a letter from CMS Administrator Seema Verma suggests that it may not happen.
Price’s resignation comes amid criticism about his use of taxpayer dollars for private jets while traveling around the country.
Compliance
21st Century Cures Act is helping drive expansion in the cellular therapies, with the field valued at $25 billion.
Telehealth
The rule would increase the availability of mental health, specialty and general clinical care for all beneficiaries.
Electronic Health Records
A voluntary certification program is already mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act.
MACRA
Physicians transitioning to MIPS and hospitals going for meaningful use can avoid penalty.
Population Health
As an obstetrics and gynecology physician, she has been caring for women for more than 30 years.
Compliance
New criteria for vendors are meant to ease burdens and ultimately pass cost-savings down to the hospitals and systems that buy electronic health record software, Donald Rucker says.