HHS Press Conference, July 13: Final Rules to Support Meaningful Use of EHR Video Posted by CMS CMS posted a recording of a Press Conference on July 13, 2010, where Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use […]

Recess Appointment Must Still Be Approved by Congress The White House appointed Dr. Donald Berwick of Harvard Medical School as the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (CMS) on July 7, using a recess appointment, a process that allows the President to make an appointment […]