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AHIMA to providers: Don't put brakes on ICD-10
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) warned healthcare providers not to slow down their transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set, despite the American Medical
Bill would protect hospitals against drug price gouging
Legislation is now pending in Congress that would penalize purveyors of drugs to hospitals that mark up their prices far above market rate, reports the Associated Press. The bill, which will be
HIMSS urges Congress: Create a national patient identifier
HIMSS has asked Congress to support the development of a "nationwide patient identity solution" to promote interoperability and reduce errors related to mismatches between health data and patients.
Will Obama's job proposal hurt healthcare sector?
President Obama's ambitious proposal to get Americans back to work again could wind up costing healthcare jobs, reports Politico. Obama specifically asked the Congressional "supercommittee" to
Insurance giants cut lobbying but still spend $2.7M
Four of the largest health insurers--Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and WellPoint--spent roughly $2.7 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter. The biggest spender was WellPoint, which
Legislation would reauthorize funding for children's teaching hospitals
New legislation has been introduced in Congress that would reauthorize more than $1.5 billion in grants pediatric hospitals receive to train medical residents, reports AHA News Now. The bills, H.R.
Budget deal sees some cuts for CHIP, exchanges
Congressional lawmakers avoided a government shutdown last week by agreeing on the contours of a budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, but at the potential cost of trims to several healthcare
SPOTLIGHT: Congress delays Medicare rate cut
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to delay by one month the implementation of a 23 percent reduction in Medicare payments to physicians, Reuters reports. The bill, which was previously approved
Breach notification: Experts say to err on the side of caution
As reported in yesterday's FierceHealthcare, HHS is back at the drawing board working on new set of privacy rules , after quietly withdrawing its final HIPAA breach-notification rule earlier this
AAFP official tells Congress to watch how CMS administers 'meaningful use'
If history is any guide, a lot of physicians will question whether taking the steps to achieve "meaningful use" of EMRs are worth it because CMS has a poor track record running other incentive
