Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies. 

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Finally moving forward

The American Medical Association (AMA) has finally shifted from fighting ICD-10 implementation to efforts to help physicians be ready in time for the Oct. 1 deadline. 

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ICD-10 end-to-end testing week yields very good results

During the latest and third ICD-10 end-to-end testing week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services accepted 90 percent of submitted claims. 

AMA working with CMS to ready providers for ICD-10

The American Medical Association has finally shifted from fighting the ICD-10 implementation to efforts to help physicians be ready in time for the Oct. 1 deadline. 

Xerox Medicaid Management Information System Receives Federal Certification

 Xerox’s (NYSE: XRX) Health Enterprise platform, a next-generation Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), has received full federal certification in New Hampshire. 

AHIMA launches fight against ICD-10 grace period

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has launched a campaign opposing the Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act. 

State medical societies on ICD-10: 'Looming disaster'

The four largest state medical societies have come together to warn the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the Oct. 1 ICD-10 implementation deadline is a “looming disaster.” 

Most providers have yet to conduct ICD-10 testing

The majority of providers have not yet conducted ICD-10 testing, according to a survey by the American Health Information Management Association and eHealth Initiative. 

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Coalition sees negative consequences in ICD-10 grace period

Recent efforts to establish a grace period around the ICD-10 transition will have "far-reaching, negative consequences," according to the Coalition for ICD-10.

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