National Quality Forum Endorses 12 Measures on Access to Coordinated Care
Continuing its trend of releasing new measures, the National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors recently endorsed 12 measures…
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August 2012
ACCME July 2012 Board of Directors Meeting Summary
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) recently released its August 2012 newsletter. The…
CMS Begins Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions
Section 3025 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) added section 1886(q) to the Social Security Act establishing the Hospital…
Senate Commerce Committee Report on Drug Shortages and the Gray Market…
Drug shortages continue to make the headlines in both mainstream media and on Capitol Hill. According to drug shortage tracking…
Diabetes Innovation 2012 Conference: Offers Futuristic View on Innovation
The diabetes epidemic demands a powerful response from leaders in the diabetes community, nationally and globally. To this…
Harvard and Pfizer Announce Industry-Academic Partnership
The collaboration between industry and academia has produced significant improvements in science and medicine for almost a…
CMS Final Inpatient Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule that updates fiscal year (FY) 2013 Medicare…
FDA Goals for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research CDER for FDASIA
One of the significant provisions in the recently enacted Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) was the…
HIPAA Audits – Establishing Trends for Compliance and Future Actions
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently posted its long-awaited HIPAA audit…
NIH Pain Consortium Centers of Excellence
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pain Consortium recently selected 11 health professional schools as designated Centers of…