Policy and Legislation
From obesity to rural hospitals, debate features surprising healthcare topics.
AMA officials say the playbook aims to dispel some of the "myths and misconceptions from an array of complex federal and state laws surrounding patient electronic access to medical information."
"Current global circumstances suggest it's likely this virus will cause a pandemic," says CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Anne Schuchat.
American Medical Association says it will continue to fight the rule's effective 'gag' order on physicians.
In total, 245 individual insurance carriers took part in federal and state exchanges during the 2019-2020 plan year, offering consumers more choice.
Its Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs aims to make changes that allow providers to focus on patients.
HIMSS Media editors discuss health tech's role in the world's response to the coronavirus.
The proposed rule promotes changes such as incorporating outpatient hip and knee replacements into the episode of care definition.
The formulary includes about 100 drugs, including insulin, and is expected to expand.
Study shows MFA could realize $450 billion in savings and prevent 68,000 deaths per year, though implementation costs would be high.