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Bonus planned for digital medical records The New York Times Share     Medicare officials on Wednesday detailed plans to distribute billions of dollars in stimulus to upgrade the nation’s paper medical records to electronic files. Under the proposal, doctors and hospitals that keep updated electronic medical records of their patients could receive bonus payments for using the software. Officials for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stressed in a conference call that the proposal was preliminary and would not be completed until spring. The proposal was posted to the agency’s Web site. More
Deadline near for patient safety/liability reform proposals American Medical News Share
The Jan. 20 deadline is approaching for states and health systems looking to grab federal grant money dedicated to testing new approaches to improving patient safety and reducing medical liability pressures on physicians. In an effort to put applicants on the right track, Common Good, a proponent of health courts, hosted a forum on Dec. 10, 2009, in which participants looked at promising ideas and potential pitfalls. More Benefit of immobilizing trauma victims questioned Baltimore Sun Share
Shooting and stabbing victims immobilized to protect their spines might be twice as likely to die because of the delay in transporting them to the hospital, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude in a new study that could trigger a review of treatment protocols used by Maryland paramedics. More CMS needs Medicare provider/supplier feedback for survey AAFP Share
CMS is once again conducting its annual Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey. The survey, now in its fifth year, offers Medicare fee-for-service providers and suppliers an opportunity to analyze their interactions with Medicare contractors and provide feedback to CMS. More Health care notes: Wellness retail chain launches in Northeast Ohio Ohio.com Share
A new retail concept for health and wellness has launched in Northeast Ohio.Michael Feuer, the founder and former chief executive of OfficeMax, this month debuted his newest venture: a wellness retail chain called Max-Wellness. More Three areas where quality could save costs in health reform HealthLeadersMedia.com Share
Early last year in the healthcare reform debate, the public health insurance option was seen in various discussions as a way to improve the quality of medical care—while delivering it at lower cost. It could become a "nimble purchaser of healthcare"--getting more value for each healthcare dollar, according to House Energy and Commerce Committee description of the program. More |
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