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Primary care physicians spend more than half of their workday performing data entry and other tasks with electronic health records, according to a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine. The study included 142 physicians at family medicine clinics associated with the University of Wisconsin-鈥
While areas in the Southeast U.S. experience the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shared a number of resources, including how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning 鈥 one of the main causes of death after a hurricane. 鈥淎lways use generators,鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should withdraw its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA yesterday told the agency in comments on its outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2018鈥
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Friday declared public health emergencies in Georgia and South Carolina due to Hurricane Irma, and waived or modified certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program requirements to ensure sufficient health care items and鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B payment for drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA today told the agency in comments on its outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2018. 鈥淐MS鈥
The AHA today laid out actions the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take to immediately reduce the regulatory burden on hospitals, health systems and the patients they serve. Submitted in response to the agency鈥檚 request for information on flexibilities and efficiencies, the鈥
The AHA today expressed serious concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposal to significantly reduce the payment rate for 鈥渘onexcepted鈥 services provided in off-campus provider-based departments under the physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2018.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 Survey & Certification Group last week issued guidance clarifying how it will determine whether a facility qualifies as a hospital under Section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act, which requires Medicare hospitals (but not critical access鈥
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price yesterday declared a public health emergency in Florida due to Hurricane Irma, and waived or modified certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program requirements to ensure sufficient health care items and services are available鈥
The House today voted 316-90 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in hurricane relief. The Senate passed the bill yesterday, and President Trump is expected to sign it into law soon. The government's current funding鈥