Posts Tagged ‘coordinated care’
HHS Proposes Revisions to HIPAA Privacy Rule
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is seeking to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a move it says will “remove barriers to coordinated care, and reduce regulatory burdens on the health care industry.†The proposed rule changes are part of HHS’ “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care.†Among some…
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CMS: Medicare ACOs find success in savings, improved quality
The recent news that Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) generated net savings of $411 million in 2014 and improved in most quality measures is being hailed as a success by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). These ACOs, which were established under the Affordable Care Act, are the center of the nation’s healthcare reform…
Read MoreHHS: Medicare payments to be tied to quality, not quantity
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that future Medicare payments will be linked to quality and not quantity. This is the first time the federal agency has set specific goals designed to move away from plans that reward providers for the amount of care they provide instead of the quality…
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