January 14, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Under the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health coverage through Affordable Insurance Exchanges (also known as health insurance marketplaces) and improvements in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2014. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced a proposed rule that promotes consistent policies and processes for eligibility notices and appeals in Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Exchanges, and give states more flexibility when operating their Medicaid programs.
January 14, 2013 Mark Hagland
news
On Jan. 14, the Chicago-based American Medical Association (AMA) submitted formal comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in response to the release of the Health IT Policy Committee’s proposal for Stage 3 of meaningful use under the HITECH Act.
January 14, 2013 David Raths
blog
One word sums up what winning a second term means to Obama administration government technology initiatives: continuity.
January 10, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Doctors and health care providers have formed 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as four million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced.
January 9, 2013 Mark Hagland
article
Speranza Avram, the CEO of CalHIPSO, the largest of the 62 federally designated regional extension centers, has spent three years helping physicians in small groups to achieve meaningful use. Going forward, being able to continue to help providers beyond the end of this year will mean developing new models of sustainability.
January 9, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Blue Health Intelligence (BHI), a Chicago-based healthcare data and analytics company, has announced that it has acquired Intelimedix, a healthcare analytics firm specializing in employer group and payer reporting solutions.
January 4, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced this week that HIPAA-covered entities will have an extra 90 days to comply with operating rules for checking eligibility for health plan coverage and the status of healthcare claims electronically.
January 4, 2013 Gabriel Perna
news
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has endorsed a bill announced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase federal support and payments for telehealth services. The bill, the Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 was sponsored by Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA 1), and would establish a federal reimbursement policy, which would preclude the exclusion of service solely because it was provided via a telecommunications system.
January 4, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is now accepting applications for potential membership for two new health IT federal advisory committee workgroups focused on patient engagement.
January 3, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that more states are on track to implement the health care law and establish health insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, in their states.
January 3, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
news
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) said that failure to delay the new medical device excise tax, along with Medicare cuts for imaging and radiation therapy services passed by Congress as part of the “fiscal cliff” package, will hinder patients’ access to early disease detection and therapy services and threaten American medical technology jobs.
January 2, 2013 David Raths
blog
Last year I looked back through the news stories and blog items I’d written in 2011 and pulled out a few favorite quotes that seemed provocative or intriguing. I decided to do the same thing this year, because I think these quotes also provide something of a snapshot of where we are in the evolution of healthcare IT. Without further ado, then, here are my 10 favorite quotes from the stories I wrote in 2012.
