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ONC launches twin pilots for metadata standards
Following an advance notice of rulemaking on metadata standards to support health information exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has announced two pilot programs to
AMA wants the total repeal of Medicare fix
The American Medical Association, which has chafed against a potential 29.5 percent Medicare payment reduction to physicians in 2012 as part of the sustainable growth rate formula, has made its own
Cigna ACO pilots are improving quality, cutting costs
Amid the release of proposed rules covering accountable care organizations, Cigna ( NYSE: CI ) announced that quality is improving and costs are being reduced through its ACO pilots and, therefore,
Study: Chronic disease payment needs changes
While most providers agree that most compensation arrangements don't work well for treating chronically-ill patients, payers have done little to change how they reimburse doctors and hospitals for
