Tom Sullivan

Whether Congress pushing back the ICD-10 deadline will stall projects or healthcare organizations continue trekking forward is bound to be a matter of some debate for the foreseeable future.

Monday evening, the U.S. Senate managed to create an uproar in the healthcare community by passing a bill patching Medicare's pay rate for doctors instead of repealing it and delaying the ICD-10 compliance deadline.

The American Medical Association would rather the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services got rid of ICD-10 altogether, but in case that doesn't happen, the organization is urging the government to at least tweak payment policies.

With an eye toward spotting opportunities and avoiding calamity, some large healthcare companies are moving toward going live with ICD-10 early.

As Congress has failed to pass legislation to continue funding the federal government, the Department of Health and Human Services has furloughed more than half of its employees. Medicare and Medicaid funding will survive, at least in the short term.

Farzad Mostashari, MD, the country's coordinator for healthcare IT, plans on retiring from his post this fall.

After an 18-month wait, a was confirmed by the Senate as CMS administrator on Wednesday and was broadly hailed by nearly all corners of the industry.

Continuing the upward trajectory of EHR reimbursements flowing out into the healthcare industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday morning that the total paid as of March's end is more than $13.7 billion.

The Bipartisan Policy Center on Thursday released what it hopes will be "a viable political plan to reign in the spiraling costs" of healthcare while also improving quality.

Celebrating its third anniversary this weekend, the Affordable Care Act has shown demonstrable benefits, but those are no guarantee of overall success.