CMS Updates Hospital Comparison Site

The hospital industry, through CMS, is now providing even more statistical data on quality measures for consumers much like other competitive industries. Consumers will now be “better equiped” to choose between healthcare providers based on the data reported to CMS, according to a CMS News Release on July 7, 2010. A video of the original […]

CMS Press Release: Hospitalcompare.gov

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[The following is the complete text from a CMS News Release, July 7, 2010.] IMPORTANT NEW DATA ADDED TO HEALTHCARE.GOV TO HELP AMERICANS UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF QUALITY AT AMERICA’S HOSPITALS   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Compare Tool Compares Outpatient Care and Inpatient Mortality and Readmissions at More Than 4,700 Hospitals Across […]

Meaningful Use of EHR – Resources

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CMS Announces Final Rules To Support ‘Meaningful Use’ of Electronic Health Records “Identification of the “meaningful use” goals and standards is the keystone to successful national adoption of EHRs.  The announcement of final “meaningful use” regulations on July 13, 2010, marks the launch of the Nation’s push for EHR adoption and use.” — “EHR At […]

Meaningful Use of EHR – The Movie

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 […]

President Obama Appoints New CMS Administrator

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 […]

June 8 HHS Letter to State Attorneys General

HHS & DOJ Send Letter: Outreach to Combat Medicare Fraud U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder today sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach […]

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