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2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment OPPPS and ASC Payment Systems Final Rule increases penalties for non-compliance with price transparency rules, reinstated the Inpatient Only list, and implemented policies that signal efforts to navigate present issues.

Rosanna L. Benbow Today, if you search for MDS jobs nationwide you will find a staggering number of open positions. On any given day you can find more

LeadingAge is 'concerned' about a proposed measure tracking healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization.

A proposal by the federal government to expand the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program to include staff COVID-19 vaccination rates is being opposed by the nation’s second largest nursing home association.

Share this article WALNUT CREEK, Calif., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncodisc Inc. ("Oncodisc") today announced that it was acquired by Veris Health Inc ("Veris"), a majority owned digital health subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. ("PAVmed"). Oncodisc Inc. Acquired by PAVmed Digital Health Company Veris Health Inc. Oncodisc, a digital health company with groundbreaking tools to improve personalized cancer care through remote patient monitoring, was founded by experienced physician entrepreneurs, Jam...

HHS Reinstates the Unapproved Drugs Initiative FDA Releases Draft Guidances on Medical Devices FDA Issues Updated COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Guidance FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization to GlaxoSmithKline’s Monoclonal Antibody FDA Finalizes Guidance on Pediatric Cancer Drugs CMS Joins Online Platforms to Encourage Gig Workers to Enroll in ACA Plans CMS Proposes Delay of Medicaid Multiple Best Price Policy Proposed Rules CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Bill...

An Update from Federal Officials on Efforts to Combat COVID-19” 10:00 a.m. May 12 COVID-19 Variants and Evolving Research Needs” 10:00 a.m. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health: “Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget” 10:30 a.m. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing: “ Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19” 3:00 p.m. May 13 House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Hea...

Print Almost half of critical access hospitals star ratings went down this year, and about two-thirds of all U.S. CAHs didnt even get a star, raising questions about whether CMS new methodology is a more accurate picture of quality, and if the system is even working for these small hospitals. Take Fulton County Health Center in Ohio, which went from four stars last year to one star this year, and is part of a larger trend. Forty-seven percent of CAHs went down at least one star this year, comp...

House Energy and Commerce to Hold Hearing on Drug Pricing Legislation Senate Senators Thune and Carper Reintroduce Bill on Chronic Disease Management Administration Biden Administration to Divert Raw Materials for COVID-19 Vaccine and Provide Other Supplies to India CDC Issues New Guidance for Vaccinated Americans FDA Panel Votes to Keep Tecentriq on the Market FDA to Propose Menthol Ban in Next Year HHS Will Distribute $1 Billion for Community Health Centers HHS Removes Some Prescribing Barri...

Examining Our COVID-19 Response: Using Lessons Learned to Address Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders” 10:00 a.m. Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Hearing: “Addressing Health Disparities in Indian Country: Review of the Indian Health Service’s COVID Response and Future Needs” 10:00 a.m. Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Hearing: “VA Telehea...