Diana Manos

The Virginia Super Tuesday primary on March 6 won’t be so super after all. Due to a Virginia election rule that each primary candidate must collect 10,000 registered voters’ signatures to participate, all other candidates besides Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are excluded.

HIMSS and AHIMA have made available a new online ICD-10 tool at no cost to providers.

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) pushes for HHS to stand firm behind the October 2013 ICD-10 deadline.

The American Medical Association (AMA) urges HHS to put the breaks on ICD-10, while the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) wants to stay the course.

Growth in U.S. health spending remained slow in 2010 and the health share of the gross domestic product was unchanged from 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported. But a nationally recognized economist is saying the federal agency is overlooking the bigger picture.

On Jan. 5, CMS will host a teleconference for physician-based and rural accountable care organizations (ACOs) planning on applying to participate in the Shared Savings Program.

Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania will take part in the National Governors Association's collaborative to address chronic disease prevention. Chronic disease is a major contributor to rising healthcare costs, accounting for 84 percent of U.S. healthcare spending.

A white paper released Wednesday by Leavitt Partners' Center for ACO Intelligence takes a close look at the types and locations of ACOs.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced Tuesday that the Obama administration has decreased improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011.

Pay-for-performance (P4P) does not cause a negative impact on patient outcomes, according to a new study.