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FL, IA legislatures pass CON reforms
Picking up on a trend that seems to be mounting nationwide, Florida and Iowa legislators have passed bills that will reform their respective certificate-of-need processes. Fulfilling one of his... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: VA continues to struggle with recruitment, retention; PA releases HAI report; and much more...
> Despite offering bonuses, training and other incentives, the VA is struggling to recruit and keep medical personnel. Read more...
CMS hires PwC to review hospitals' HIPAA compliance
Working with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, CMS has begun a series of "compliance reviews" of hospitals to see whether they're meeting the standards set by the security rule... Read more...
Small pharmacies fight Medicaid drug reimbursement cuts
A trade group representing community pharmacies is fighting vigorously to change proposed new Medicaid regulations which could cut back reimbursement substantially for generic drugs. The National... Read more...
Trend: Hospital EDs continue to face strain
Evidence continues to mount up that emergency departments are facing an overcrowding crisis. According to a new report published this week in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, ED visits by people... Read more...
FDA slams use of Avastin for breast cancer
While Avastin has won a large patient base for use in treating colon and lung cancer, it's looking like maker Genentech won't be able to extend that success to breast cancer. A new report from the... Read more...
Senator may seek tougher charity rules for nonprofits
Fairly or not, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) seems to be exasperated with nonprofit hospitals--and that could mean trouble. Yesterday, during a roundtable discussion on nonprofits and charity care,... Read more...
Case study: University of Alabama offers loans to physicians
Here's a straightforward approach to recruiting physicians to academic institutions. Over the past several years, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been using substantial physician loans to... Read more...
GAO: Medicare HMOs shouldn't have kept money
A new audit by the Government Accountability Office has found that private health plans contracting with Medicare are keeping money which they're supposed to either return to the government or pass... Read more...
HHS forced to release physician Medicare data
In a decision that could have major implications for the transparency movement, HHS will be forced to release Medicare claims data for physicians practicing in Illinois, Maryland, Virginia,... Read more...
