Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that remove criminal sanctions for the medical use of marijuana, define...Read More »
A significant portion of updates in the Fiscal Year 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) final rule pertain to the Hospital Value-...Read More »
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) will accept input on its proposed standards for a new program to evaluate ambulatory care...Read More »
As a physician leader, when you think about publicly reported quality data, do you wince at potentially bad news, or do you welcome that data as...Read More »
State medical boards across the country have drafted a model law that would make it much easier for physicians licensed in one state to treat...Read More »
Among the proposed changes included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar year 2015, CMS has included provisions that would...Read More »
A lawsuit filed in Sacramento. California, alleges physicians used bogus hardware in spinal surgeries and took kickbacks from a Corona del Mar,...Read More »
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites the public’s input on proposed standards for a new program to evaluate ambulatory...Read More »
The AMA House of Delegates last week approved a set of principles to ensure appropriate coverage of and payment for telemedicine services. The...Read More »