Breaking News: Advance Copy of New CMS Proposed Rule
Yesterday afternoon, AAHomecare received an advance copy of a proposed rule for prior authorization of DMEPOS items in Medicare Part B. In this proposed the rule, CMS is soliciting public …
CMS Proposes Medicare Prior Authorization Process For DMEPOS Subject To “Unnecessary Utilization”
CMS has just released a proposed rule that would require Medicare prior authorization (PA) for certain Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) items that the agency characterizes …
Boston Hospital becomes first to use Google Glass in the emergency room
A Boston-based hospital is the first in the country to take Google Glass into the ER. The pilot program, started by Dr. Steven Horng at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, …
Kaiser, Blue Shield contribute $28 million to defeat rate-regulation initiative
Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California have contributed $23.8 million to defeat a November ballot initiative that would allow California’s insurance commissioner to deny health premium increases seen as …
Highmark, UPMC attack class-action lawsuit claims
An effort to define a class of health insurance consumers who were harmed by an alleged years-long Highmark-UPMC conspiracy has failed and should be thrown out of court, lawyers argued …
Heritage Valley gets closer to patients – electronically
Heritage Valley Health System’s efforts to better connect with patients now includes an overhauled web home page that makes it easier to get lab results, track medical records and make …