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Caring Across the Transitions: The Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011-2015
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Jan 17th, 2012
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have and will continue to have some of the most significant impact on how this nation will care for patients as well as store and access data on those patients. As just a part of the latter...
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CEO Column: The Deficit Super Committee, Whack a Mole, and Stopping Bad Ideas
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Dec 5th, 2011
While it worked to make a deal to cut the ten year deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over a decade, the “Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction,” as the infamous “Super” Committee is officially known, was almost certain to recommend a copayment for home healthcare. MedPAC wanted it, the...
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Announcement Regarding Healthcare Innovation under the Affordable Care Act
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Nov 14th, 2011
On Monday, November 14, at 2:30 p.m. EST (1:30 CST; 11:30 PST) there will be an important Affordable Care Act announcement supporting healthcare innovation. The conference call will be led by Donald Berwick, MD, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Rick Gilfillan,...
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Medicaid Home Health Rule
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Nov 14th, 2011
On July 12, 2011, CMS published a proposed rule that would implement an Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that physicians document the existence of a face-to-face encounter. However, the issue date for the final rule is not certain and is likely to be several months away. In a recent discussion...
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Home Health Payment Rule for 2012 Released
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Nov 7th, 2011
On October 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its public display copy of the Final Home Health Payment Rule for 2012. The basic outlines of the rule remain largely intact but there were several changes of importance to VNAA members. Key provisions include:
The...
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VNAA Action Alert
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Nov 7th, 2011
As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (or Super Committee) enters the final weeks of its deliberations, we are asking you to contact your members of Congress to advocate for positions that are important to vulnerable patients and safety net provides. Please try to take this action as...
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