A coalition of hospital groups last week urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw a proposal that they said would prevent multihospital systems from integrating their medical staff. The...
By many accounts, it was a relatively quiet day in the Boston Marathon medical tent, just a few steps past the finish line. That all changed in about 30 seconds on Monday afternoon.
If there is a silver lining to be found amid the tragedy in Boston on Monday...
A final rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has merged the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank and National Practitioner Data Bank, in a move to eliminate duplication of data.
In an April 8 letter to Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) sought clarification of some provisions in CMS–3267–P. The proposed rule aims to reduce outmoded or unnecessarily...
