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The Standardized Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric ESRD (SCOPE) Quality Collaborative helps dialysis centers minimize peritonitis and exit site infections in pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients. This program allows participating centers to meet Medicare's Quality Assessment and…
This multi-year NACHRI effort is focused on reducing CLABSI in the pediatric hematology/oncology unit. Participants in this initiative learn how to reliably implement 'best practice' bundles to reduce CLABSI, collect monthly data, and attend two workshops each year while receiving transparent…
The Quality Transformation Network is a large and growing group of children's hospitals combining forces to improve care and outcomes for high impact clinical issues.Participating hospitals are achieving improvements at lower cost, more efficiently and faster than any single hospital can…
On July 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2013.
On July 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule for calendar year 2013.
On July 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule implementing a 2007 statutory requirement to establish a unique device identification system for medical devices.
On June 22, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-anticipated proposed regulations implementing three of the four new requirements created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for tax-exempt hospitals...
In an historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), ruling 5-4 that the laws individual mandate to purchase health insurance was within Congresss taxing authority.
On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Transmittal 2457 with changes to outpatient therapy services - physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT) and speech--anguage pathology (SLP) - effective October 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Final Rule on Changes in Provider and Supplier Enrollment, Ordering and Certifying, and Documentation Requirements; and Changes in Provider Agreements.