Hospital organizations across the United States have submitted comprehensive feedback challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule for fiscal year 2026. The public comment period,…
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For the 168th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about CMS' request for input on technology to improve medicine! We kick this episode off by sharing our thoughts on CMS's…
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HHS Launches Groundbreaking Data Sharing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched groundbreaking initiatives to transform healthcare data sharing. These efforts focus on reducing administrative burdens while empowering Medicare enrollees to…
Ashish V. Shah, Founder and CEO of Dina
The Medicare Advantage (MA) market is at a tipping point, with more than half of all seniors enrolled in an MA plan for their healthcare. Utilization of…
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Groundbreaking Health Data Partnership
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a collaborative partnership to develop a comprehensive “real-world data platform” focused on autism research. This…
What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is taking immediate action to implement President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) are asking for public input on how best to promote…
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Bipartisan Legislation Tackles Imaging Oversight
A new bipartisan bill seeks to transform Medicare’s approach to advanced diagnostic imaging by reviving and improving the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program that was indefinitely paused by CMS in…
A pair of recent announcements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show agencies working to help providers and payers reduce their data exchange burdens and enable Medicare enrollees to better manage their…
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The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are working together to build what they’re calling a “real-world data platform” that can be used to research claims information, electronic…
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