Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 3, 2024

To address the nation’s drug shortages, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is floating a plan that would attach new Medicare payments and penalties to hospitals’ supply chain practic | A white paper penned by HHS outlines a potential program that would push hospitals toward inventory and purchasing practices that reinforce long-term (..)

Medicare 116

Medicare Medicare Hospitals 116

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Mark Warner (D-Va) recently published a white paper framing cybersecurity as a patient safety issue. Warner says the white paper is a starting point to open up a discussion about changes that can be implemented to improve cybersecurity in the sector, rather than a blueprint for change.

HIPAA 106

HIPAA FDA Governance Hospitals 106

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have better quality of care and health outcomes than traditional fee-for-service counterparts, researchers from Harvard Medical School found.

Hospitals 131

Hospitals Medicare Medicare Health Outcomes 131

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 19, 2024

. | The cutoff for an expensive long-term care hospital case to qualify for greater reimbursement rose 55% from FY 2023 to FY 2024, and is projected to rise another 17% the following year, AHA wrote in a recent white paper calling for policymaker intervention.

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Medicare Medicare 113

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The white paper suggests several areas where policies could be changed to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. Cybersecurity can no longer be viewed as a secondary concern; it must become incorporated into every organization’s – from equipment manufacturers to health care providers – core business models.”.

HIPAA 115

HIPAA Governance FDA Medicaid 115

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2022

In 2006 the Medicare Part D program was implemented, covering older Americans for prescription drugs for the first time. Medicare further drove expansion of generic drug utilization, with co-pays for generics lower for Medicare enrollees than branded drugs. While these four actions to lower drug costs garner over 80% of U.S.

Overpayments 149

Overpayments Overpayment Medicare Medicare 149

YouCompli

MAY 11, 2022

For more insights from the Compliance Institute, download our white paper on how compliance professionals can help healthcare institutions mitigate risk.). In March of 2022, a New Jersey rheumatologist was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding Medicare and other health insurance programs.

Compliance Officers 52

Compliance Officers Fraud Compliance Medicare 52