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MedPAC seeks changes in physician payment incentives; Coalition promotes electronic ordering of imaging tests;
> In an announcement likely to be taken seriously--as its recommendations may soon be implemented automatically--MedPAC has released a report suggesting that Medicare change the way it pays... Read more...
Express Scripts clients being extorted, too
Last week, Express Scripts broke the news that someone was threatening to extort them for an undisclosed amount. The extortionist said that if Express Scripts didn't pay up, they would release... Read more...
Health industry group releases draft of security standards
We've been telling you about the new requirements for information security for all healthcare providers--that since healthcare providers are creditors, they need to have identity theft policies in... Read more...
FTC's identity theft rules get a new deadline
Last week we told you about the FTC's new "red flag" rules designed to prevent medical identity theft. The rules, which impose new administrative requirements on any creditor--including... Read more...
Medical identity theft information still scarce
This week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) held its town hall on medical identity theft as promised. Most of what people learned, however, was that... Read more...
GA Blue plan sends benefit letters to wrong addresses
It all goes to show you that even without electronic medical records in place, computers can screw things up. This week, Georgia's largest health insurer has concluded that it sent about 202,000... Read more...
