CMS Proposes Healthcare Rule Changes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal to reduce redundancy and increase healthcare efficiency in the February 7, 2013 Federal Register.
The proposed rule opens with this statement: “This proposed rule would reform Medicare regulations that CMS has identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on health care providers and suppliers, as well as certain regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).”
The comment period is open until April 8, 2013.
The National Association Medical Staff Services Blog offers comments regarding ...
Source: MSSPNexus Blog - February 13, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: rkschwab Tags: General Professional Staff Admin CMS Federal Register Source Type: blogs
DHHS Levies First Fine for Small Data Breach
MedLaw.com reports on the first payout for a HIPAA violation involving a small data breach:
“The Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $50,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. This is the first settlement involving a breach of unprotected electronic protected health information (ePHI) affecting fewer than 500 individuals.”
The breach stemmed from a stolen laptop.
Read the rest: http://www.medlaw.com/ocr-issues-first-fine-for-small-data-breach/
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Source: MSSPNexus Blog - January 12, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: rkschwab Tags: General Risk Management HIPAA Source Type: blogs
Cost of an MRI? It Depends…
Walk into your favorite salon or spa and ask what a facial, a haircut, etc. cost and someone will quickly produce that information for you.
Walk into your favorite hospital or doctor’s office and ask what an MRI, a CBC, etc. cost and someone will quickly put you on hold or transfer you to another department. After considerable time you’ll probably be told that “it depends.”
NBC News recently reported on this issue. Martha Bebinger attempted to be a savvy healthcare consumer by shopping around for the cost of an MRI. After much persistence and many phone calls, she got responses that ranged fro...
Source: MSSPNexus Blog - January 1, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: rkschwab Tags: Transparency cost transparency Source Type: blogs
