May 10, 2019
Via: ForbesTwo weeks ago, the Department of Human and Health Services (HHS) unveiled the “Primary Cares Initiative,” a program that aims to “reduce administrative burdens” and enable primary care physicians to earn “performance-based payments” if they deliver care to Medicare patients […]
May 10, 2019
Via: CNBCPharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences has agreed to donate drugs that reduce the risk of HIV transmission for up to 200,000 people a year, the Trump administration says. The agreement between Gilead and the Trump administration will last until at least […]
May 9, 2019
Via: CNBCThe Trump administration wants to shame pharmaceutical companies into lowering prescription drug prices, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CNBC in an interview Thursday. Pharmaceutical companies will be required to disclose the list price of their prescription medicines […]
May 8, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsIf there’s one area of health care where Republicans and Democrats might strike a deal, it’s prescription drugs. President Donald Trump has floated a plan to cut drug prices. Democratic and Republican ideas abound in Congress, where lawmakers have put […]
April 29, 2019
Via: Health Data ManagementWhile the Department of Veterans Affairs says it is on track to implement improvements to community care by June 6 as required by the MISSION Act, the agency is still struggling with software challenges. The MISSION Act, signed into law […]
April 25, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsWhen the Trump administration in June issued rules making it easier for small employers to band together to buy health insurance, “we started looking immediately,” recalled Scott Lyon, a top executive at the Small Business Association of Michigan. Although he […]
April 24, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsA pharmacist in Celina, Tenn., was one of 60 people indicted on charges of opioid-related crimes last week, in a multistate sting. John Polston was charged with 21 counts of filling medically unnecessary narcotic prescriptions. He was also Gail Gray’s […]
April 23, 2019
Via: ForbesWalgreens Boots Alliance said it will require tobacco purchasers to be at least 21 years old effective Sept. 1 of this year in a move to prevent young people from purchasing cigarettes and released products. The move comes amid a […]
April 22, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsIn a commentary published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, public health researchers suggest adjustments to recently proposed rule changes on how Medicare pays for dialysis services. Medicare spends approximately $35 billion annually on care for beneficiaries with end-stage […]
Data Analytics, Information Management, Regulatory
April 18, 2019
Via: Health Data Management(Bloomberg Opinion) — A backlash against big tech has sent lawmakers all over the world scrambling for ways to restrain the influence of computers over daily life. Now, Congressional Democrats are offering up an Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019, an […]
April 17, 2019
Via: medicaldevice-network.comThe order was issued following the FDA’s review of premarket approval (PMA) applications submitted by Boston Scientific and Danish medical device maker Coloplast. Boston Scientific submitted PMAs for Uphold LITE Vaginal Support System and Xenform Soft Tissue Repair System, while […]
April 15, 2019
Via: Health Data ManagementThe federal agency responsible for regulations governing standardization of electronic transactions and data accessibility for consumers is ramping up adherence efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services is launched a pilot auditing program, starting with health plans and claims […]
April 11, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a letter clarifying that people suffering from severe pain caused by cancer or sickle-cell anemia should not be denied prescriptions for opioid pain-killers. The letter, which was issued on […]
April 5, 2019
Via: The Medical NewsAt two public charter schools in the Sonoma wine country town of Sebastopol, more than half the kindergartners received medical exemptions from state-required vaccines last school year. The cities of Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Nevada City, Arcata and Sausalito all had […]
April 5, 2019
Via: Health Data ManagementThe Trump administration wants to launch a 10-year, $500 million initiative that creates a national data resource for pediatric cancer research to develop new, more effective and safer treatments for children. President Trump first announced the data initiative in January […]
May 17, 2019
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