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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Connected Health: FDA inaction may do more harm than good

BOSTON—Pharmaceutical companies don’t make drugs like they used to. The FDA should let them, according to Juan Enriquez, MBA, managing director of Excel Venture Management and former founding director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project, who spoke Oct. 25 at the ninth annual Connected Health Symposium, hosted by Partners HealthCare.

Connected Health: Can accountable care reverse healthcare spending trends?

BOSTON—Spending more does not equal better care. Accountable care can reverse that trend, Elliot S. Fisher, MD, MPH, said during an Oct. 25 presentation at the ninth annual Connected Health Symposium, hosted by Partners HealthCare in Boston.

Stringent quality measures fail to measure care provided

ONC releases wave five of 2014 draft test procedures

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published wave five of the draft test procedures for the 2014 edition of EHR certification criteria and is inviting the public to comment.

Professional associations suggest guiding principles for SGR replacement

Dozens of professional healthcare associations are listed on an Oct. 15 letter to Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), both members of the Senate Committee on Finance, calling for an end to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and offering suggestions for alternatives.

Congressman introduces bill to reform Medicare auditing program

Rep. Samuel Graves (R-Mo.) introduced legislation Oct. 16 to reform the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, which the American Hospital Association (AHA) has criticized for “wasting hospital resources and contributing to growing health care costs.”

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Marquee speakers share thoughts at Chicago conferences

I was back in the office this week after a trip to Chicago for the American Health Information Management Association’s annual conference plus our Clinical Innovation + Technology's CMIO Leadership Forum: Transforming Healthcare through Evidence-Based Medicine. I hope you were able to read our coverage of both meetings as several prominent leaders in the healthcare community shared their thoughts and predictions on the current state of healthcare reform.

Covidien patient monitoring system receives clearance

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