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August 6, 2008
Featured this week:
- Senate pursues IT use to improve health care quality, reduce costs
- Lost or stolen tapes, laptops lead to HHS' first HIPAA Resolution Agreement
- OCR announces Privacy Rule enforcement results
- Experts identify issues encountered when disclosing PHI
- Privacy rule has negative impact on biomedical research
- House amendment expands ADA reach
- PhRMA code on interactions with health professionals revised
- House panel approves health IT protection bill
- Amerigroup settles marketing practices litigation
- Medical review responsibilities transferred
On the Front Lines:
- An Analysis of the New Schedule H (IRS Form 990) and Proposed Instructions--Are Hospitals Ready for Increased Disclosures? Part II
July 23, 2008
Featured this week:
- CMS proposes changes to Medicare Part B payment policy
- Congress overrides President's veto of bill to halt physician pay cuts
- 2009 update to OPPS and ASC payment system released
- Gift card plan would not violate Stark law
- McNulty memo under further pressure
- Providers sentenced for Medicare fraud
- Claims containing inactive physicians' identifiers targeted
On the Front Lines:
- An analysis of the new Schedule H (IRS Form 990) and proposed instructions: Are hospitals ready for increased disclosures? Part I
July 10, 2008
Featured this week:
- Tax-exempt organizations wary of IRS governance concerns
- Medicare providers had significant tax debt in CY 2006
- House committee approves bill promoting HIT use
- OIG expects $2.2 billion in recoveries in first half of FY 2008
- Report analyzes prevalence, causes, effects of physician self-referral
- Hospice conditions of participation finalized
- Senate leaves physician pay cuts in place for now
- Quality ratings added to nursing home Web site
- HQID shows improved inpatient care
On the Front Lines:
- What providers must know when appealing RAC audit findings
June 25, 2008
Featured this week:
- CMS revises reimbursement determination appeal procedures
- CMS, FDA join forces to improve quality, safety of medical products
- Medicare recovery process draws criticism from stakeholders
- CMS approves software licensing arrangement
- Secretary names EHR demonstration participants
- Lawmakers tout health IT, encourage privacy initiatives
- Senators offer plan to halt physician payment cuts
On the Front Lines:
- How to conduct clinical trials in the EU and Eastern Europe: Overview and comparison with the U.S. system
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