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The Food and Drug Administration on April 3 released its draft report outlining a proposed strategy and recommendations on a risk-based regulatory framework for health information technology.
The IRS published in the March 10, 2014 Federal Register two final rules: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage and Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans.
Illness or injury is stressful for patients and families, and the added uncertainty around how much care will cost can be overwhelming—especially for patients without insurance. With all that today’s health care system has to offer, health care services can represent a major financial investment—…
The need to transform health care delivery has stimulated hospitals and hospital systems to integrate among themselves and with other providers across the care continuum by unifying patient information, better coordinating transitions and follow-up care, sharing financial risk and streamlining…
CMS, the CDC, and the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights published in the Feb. 6 Federal Register a final rule under which patients can gain direct access to laboratory test reports, upon their request.
Passed by the Senate on March 31, President Obama is expected to sign into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA).