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AMA wants two-year delay of ICD-10
The American Medical Association wants the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the deadline for ICD-10 "at a minimum" to Oct. 1, 2015, according to a letter sent to...
HHS finalizes new standards for Part D e-prescribing
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized two changes in its e-prescribing rules for Medicare Part D, regulations that govern the standards for communications between dispensers
AMA: Proposed rule discourages doc participation in EHR program
The proposed requirements for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use are too inflexible and difficult to attain, discouraging physician participation in the incentive program rather than encouraging it, according
Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
Health IT groups want more alignment in MU Stage 2
The rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use needs to be more consistent with other reporting and quality requirements, according to several major stakeholders in the health IT provider industry.
Improvements needed in ambulatory patient safety, infection control
Consistent with previous reports that physician offices can be just as dangerous to patients as hospitals, a new report from the American Medical Association contends that more research is needed to
Fee-for-service shift to new payment models a big change for docs
If you're not already trying to navigate bundled payments, pay-for-performance, withholds and risk pools, capitation and shared savings, you will be soon. Although many doctors still receive payments
AT&T takes over AMA's Amagine physician portal
Nearly a year after the American Medical Association announced the nationwide availability of its Amagine physician portal, AT&T has taken over Amagine and integrated it with its Healthcare
HHS to put off ICD-10 implementation
It's official: the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will delay implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic code set beyond Oct. 1, 2013 . But today's announcement did not
CMS considers delay on ICD-10 implementation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering whether to delay implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic code set, according to several news reports. Marilyn Tavenner, acting
