Stephanie Bouchard
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should replace its 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, says a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine.
Opponents of a proposed revision of the "advice" exemption of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) of 1959 would restrict access to legal counsel and forward an organized labor agenda.
In early July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued proposed changes that would update payment policies and rates for physicians, dialysis facilities and services to Medicare beneficiaries in hospital outpatient departments and decrease Medicare payments to home health agencies.
In the age of healthcare reform and the advent of coordinated care models such as accountable care organizations, nurses have an increasing number of career opportunities, say industry insiders. Topping the list are care managers and leadership roles in the C-suite – positions key to controlling healthcare costs.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the process surrounding electronic funds transfers and electronic healthcare payment and remittance advice transactions is scheduled to be streamlined by July 2012.
As Medicare spending on hospice care for nursing facility residents continues to grow, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should more closely scrutinize hospices, concludes a report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.
The American Academy of Family Physicians is warning its members that there may be a delay in the receipt of Medicare payments if an agreement on raising the federal government's debt ceiling is not reached by the Aug. 2 deadline.
The trend of primary care physicians earning lower wages for their services compared to specialists is not tied to the number of hours they work, according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine last month.
In diverse communities like Philadelphia, healthcare providers treat an array of patients. In an effort to provide the best care for each individual, and to help them participate in the process, Jefferson University Hospitals' Family Medicine Associates has been working to provide multicultural care by "systemizing" its practice.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has corrected $684.8 million in improper payments since FY 2010, according to an update released earlier this month on its Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Program.