June 28, 2019
Health Payer Intelligence update

06/28/2019 - (Watch Dog) Executive Order Eases ACA Rules on Association Health Plans.

June 27, 2019
Health Payer Intelligence update

06/27/2019 - (Watch Dog) What the Healthcare Price Transparency Order means for Payers.

June 15, 2019
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

06/15/2019 - June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - please be aware of this rising threat and promptly report any mistreatment of elders witnessed.

April 16, 2019
National Healthcare Decisions Day

04/16/2019 - April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Do you have your Advance Care Planning in place?

April 7, 2019
World Health Day

04/07/2019 - April 7th is World Health Day.

March 26, 2019
CNN update

03/26/2019 - (Watch Dog) Health care might be the number one issue going into 2020 election.

March 17, 2019
Health Payer Intelligence update

03/17/2019 - Patient satisfaction key for Payer measurement of ACO quality.

March 11, 2019
AP News

03/11/2019 - (Watch Dog) Hospital groups protest cuts in Trump budget.

March 11, 2019
Washington Times

03/11/2019 - (Watch Dog) Trump's 2020 budget to reduce Medicare costs by targeting waste, fraud.

February 14, 2019
AMA Poll

02/14/2019 - Prior Authorizations harm clinical outcomes according to doctors.

January 15, 2019
HiTrust update

01/15/2019 - HITRUST CSF Assurance program Updates for 2019.

December 10, 2018
CMS update

12/10/2018 - CMS adopts HHS-operated risk adjustment methodology.

November 1, 2018
CMS update

11/01/2018 - CMS finalizes Physician Fee Schedule and QPP modernization updates.

August 17, 2018
CMS update

08/17/2018 - Medicare eligible, dual-eligible, and critical access hospitals required to use certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) as part of Promoting Interoperability (PI) 2019.

August 17, 2018
CMS update

08/17/2018 - CMS proposes Medicare Shared Savings program rule to allow for ACO savings based on meeting set quality and savings requirements.

May 4, 2018
PolitiFact

05/04/2018 - (Watch Dog) Did Trump's budget include a $2 trillion cut for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?

April 1, 2018
Journal of Palliative Medicine

04/01/2018 - Advance Care Planning associated with increased Advance Directive documentation and decreased costs.

August 5, 2018
NYSDOH (via Forbes)

08/05/2018 - Blockchain potential to transform health care.

February 8, 2018
AMA Patient Advocacy

02/08/2018 - AMA's Sara Berg on patient health priorities.

July 25, 2018
CMS update

07/25/2018 - Medicare empowers the elderly to seek the care they need at the site they choose.

July 24, 2018
CMS update

07/24/2018 - CMS adopts methodology for the Permanent Risk Adjustment program.

June 7, 2018
CMS update

06/07/2018 - CMS updates Advance Care Planning reimbursement codes.

May 11, 2018
New York Medical Society update

05/11/2018 - MSSNY council approves formation of "Death and Dying, Palliative and End Of Life Care" task force.

May 7, 2018
CMS update

05/07/2018 - CMS releases new tool for providers to check whether they need to comply with MIPS.

April 18, 2018
HHS update

04/18/2018 - HHS provides states second installment of grant awards to combat opioid crisis.

April 2, 2018
c|net Blockchain report

04/02/2018 - Health care groups to use blockchain to improve provider data.

February 1, 2018
CMS update

02/01/2018 - CMS proposes Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy updates to provide new benefits for enrollees, new protections to combat opioid crisis.

January 29, 2018
CMS update

01/29/2018 - CMS releases updates for facilities calculating ADR limits.