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Industry Groups Provide Feedback on Sen. Warner’s ‘Cybersecurity is Patient Safety’ White Paper

HIPAA Journal

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.

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Cybersecurity is Now a Patient Safety Issue, Suggests Sen. Warner In Congressional Report

HIPAA Journal

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. The white paper suggests several areas where policies could be changed to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare industry.

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White House looks to CMMI to test new ways to lower drug prices

C&M Health Law

CMMI has broad statutory authority not only to test, design, and implement health care payment and delivery models for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but in certain instances, can implement such models without Congressional action.

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CMS Innovation Center Redesigns Direct Contracting Entity Model, Launches ACO REACH

C&M Health Law

With a stronger emphasis on provider-led organizations as model participants, participating providers or their proxies must hold at least 75% control of each ACO’s governing body, compared to only 25% in the GPDC.