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CMS finalizes 2.6% payment increase for hospices in FY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule to update the payment rates for hospices by 2.6% for fiscal year 2020.
HHS releases plan to import certain prescription drugs to lower costs
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today released a plan outlining two pathways the administration intends to explore to safely import certain drugs originally intended for foreign markets.
CMS announces Medicare data sharing pilot for clinicians
Medicare fee-for-service providers can sign up to participate in a pilot program allow clinicians to access a patient’s Medicare claims data for treatment purposes without logging into a separate application.
CMS expects average Part D premium to decline in 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday projected that the average basic premium for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan will decline from $32.50 in 2019 to $30 in 2020.
NAM collaborative releases case studies on reducing clinician burnout
The National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience today released case studies on initiatives that reduce clinician burnout and support clinician well-being at organizations across the country.
Urge Your Senators, Representative to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills and Reject Rate Setting
A number of important legislative and regulatory issues are pending for hospitals and health systems:
AHA launches national program dedicated to closing gaps in health equity
The AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity with support from the Aetna Foundation today announced the launch of a national program dedicated to closing gaps in health equity.
Eliminating Maternal Health Disparities
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Jay Bhatt, AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and obstetrician-gynecologist Sharmila Makhija, M.D., discuss the AHA Institute for Diversity a
Could Emerging Sensors Revolutionize Wearable Technology?
Writing recently in the research journal Nature, two experts from Northwestern University’s bio-integrated electronics department and the director of a Chicago based research lab, noted that millions of early versions of sensors, computers and transmitters woven into flexible films, patches, bandages or tattoos are being deployed in dozens of neurological applications alone.
The Elusive Value-based Purchasing Score
Magazine & Journal Articles
Find out why the value-based purchasing score is getting harder to predict and why HCAHPS is important to track.