Amazon unveiled software on Thursday that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information, a move that opens the door to a broad array of uses in homes and hospitals.
Before a practice decides who will handle its IT, it must know what IT functions are essential to clinical and financial success.
California’s groundbreaking new “Patient’s Right to Know Act” takes effect July 1, 2019. This first-in-the-nation law has major consequences for all physicians and medical license holders practicing in the state.
The CMS actuaries also forecast that spending for physician and clinical services will grow on average at 5.4% from 2018-2027, as a result of rising wage growth caused by increased demand from aging patients.
On Nov. 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule governing its Medicare Quality Payment Program in 2019.
The program, enacted under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), will affect participating physicians’ payment in 2021.
The country could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology finally unveiled its information blocking rule. The rule defines exceptions to data blocking, and fines that may be associated with the practice, and was mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights had a record year for settlements from its enforcement of the nation's largest healthcare privacy law.
Leavitt states that one of the key lessons he took away from his time at HHS is that Medicare is one of the most powerful tools available to policymakers to change the healthcare system at large. It’s why the program is—and must be—the driving force behind the broader industry transition away from fee-for-service payment.
Big-name healthcare organizations are asking CMS to push back the application deadline for its new accountable care organizations, allowing interested providers more time to account for complex changes.