Government & Policy
After an incident exposed the protected health information of 31,800 people, the organization failed to conduct a proper risk analysis, according to federal officials.
MACRA gives rise to need for virtual groups that enable small practices to pool resources, AHA and …
Physician practice trade groups contend that the newly-minted final MACRA rule will make it harder for them than their larger provider counterparts.
The service can be used to boost performance by capturing disease burden and risk-adjustment factor scores.
The initiative has added a WildFire decryptor and deprived cybercriminals of an estimated 1.35 million euros since its inception in July.
Maine, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas will test the technology and relevant data will be available sometime during the open-enrollment period for 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Final rule enables ONC to better support physicians and hospitals amid the rapid pace of innovation in the health information technology market.
New rule brings flexibility, institutes two payment tracks, and makes 2017 a transition year.
New National Institutes of Health funding will go toward neural dust, autism, Alzheimer’s, stroke and brain-related conditions.
The National Institutes invests a new $5.5 million to start recruitment and build the infrastructure.
U.S. States are finding the need to stretch dollars as part of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Such strategies include hiring private managed care companies, shifting long-term care services to community settings and restricting use of expensive prescription drugs.