Gary Baldwin | May 15
Two presenters at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston assert that, unlike the managed care payment models of the past, accountable care organizations have a much better chance of success.
Joseph Goedert | May 14
The American Health Information Management Association will host the 2012 Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Health IT Summit, June 18-19 in Baltimore.
Joseph Goedert | May 11
The Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has issued a request for information on establishing a governance mechanism for the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 30
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a final rule establishing Medicaid incentives for home and community-based services for chronically ill patients in lieu of being treated in a nursing home or other institution.
Clare DeNicola | Apr 24
Regardless of whether or not the Supreme Court overturns health care reform in June, a market shift is underway. Insurance companies now need to market themselves to individuals, not just employers: a brave new world for some.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 19
Pharmacy benefit management firm Express Scripts is rolling out a software service to identify patients at high risk for not following their medication regime.
Pat Speer | Apr 18
In what is being called an industry first, a national health insurer is offering the online self-management workshops piloted by Stanford University, designed as part of its chronic care management solution.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 11
The CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation will start the reform law-authorized Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative in seven states.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 05
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a request for information on causes, impacts and solutions for medication non-adherence among chronically ill adults.
Gary Baldwin | Apr 04
Entries are now being accepted for the first “Health I.T. Young Bloods” contest sponsored by Health Data Management.
Joseph Goedert | Mar 28
Supreme Court justices on March 28 tussled with what could be their toughest decision on the future of the health care reform law--whether the rest of the law can be separated from the individual mandate and stay in force if the mandate is ruled unconstitutional.
Joseph Goedert | Mar 27
During oral arguments on the constitutionality of the health care reform law’s individual mandate before the Supreme Court on March 27, a major focus was the question of limits to federal power in the Constitution.
Joseph Goedert | Mar 26
The Supreme Court on March 26 began three days of oral arguments on the constitutionality of a number of provisions in the Affordable Care Act. A ruling is expected in June or July.
Joseph Goedert | Mar 21
With the Supreme Court tackling constitutional challenges to the Affordable Care Act during oral arguments March 26-28, the Kaiser Family Foundation has published a very readable 10-page primer of the issues and arguments before the court.
Joseph Goedert | Mar 15
Four U.S. Senators have introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration to issue a final rule establishing a unique device identifier for implantable devices by the end of 2012.
