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A New Leader For The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services - Better Health

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A New Leader For The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services: President Obama likes to shake things up. He... http://bit.ly/c5bHRC #news

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CMS e-prescribing incentives soar - FierceHealthIT

fiercehealthit.com — “E-prescribing incentive payments under a government program grew 83 percent in 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The total amount that CMS Read more...View full resource at fiercehealthit.com

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CMS announces expansion of psychiatric services for seniors - McKnight's Long Term Care News

mcknights.com — “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching two new initiatives that may improve mental health services for seniors and nursing home residents.View full resource at mcknights.com

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CMS announces expansion of psychiatric services for seniors - McKnight's Long Term Care News

mcknights.com — “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching two new initiatives that may improve mental health services for seniors and nursing home residents.View full resource at mcknights.com

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More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare - Houston Chronicle

chron.com — “In what is now an established trend, Texas doctors frustrated with declining Medicare reimbursement continued to drop out of the government-funded program for seniors at a rapid rate in 2011, according to new data. The U.S. Department of Health Human Services' Office of Inspector General in January reported it couldn't pin down the extent of the problem nationally because Medicare and its contractors don't keep adequate data on physicians who opt out. A local Centers for Medicare and Medicaid SeView full resource at chron.com

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CMS Publishes New EHR Meaningful Use FAQs - HDM Latest News Article

healthdatamanagement.com — “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published five new frequently asked questions about the electronic health records meaningful use requirements and attestation. Here they are:View full resource at healthdatamanagement.com

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American College of Radiology Presses Super Committee, Congress to Protect Medical Imaging in Deficit Plan; Reminds Lawmakers that Americans Trust Radiology to Save Lives - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: The American College of Radiology is urging Congress to spare medical imaging services from potential Medicare funding cuts. Radiology faces potential Medicare reimbursement cuts from the proposed deficit reductions by the Supercommittee as well as in new regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services set to go into effect in January 2011. Having endured seven rounds of funding cuts in the past six years, physicians and patients alike are concerned about the imView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Report: Medicare Needs IT Overhaul

healthcareinfosecurity.com — “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is providing billions of dollars in financial incentives for healthcare organizations to adopt electronic health records, needs an information technology upgrade of its own, according to a new report.View full resource at healthcareinfosecurity.com

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#tedmed Healthcare Conference Hashtag - Transcript and Analytics

foxepractice.com — “Learn More: #futurehealth Leaders from the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center, ... ...View full resource at foxepractice.com

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Kaiser Permanente Study Reveals Low Awareness of Medicare Rankings | Kaiser Permanente News Center

xnet.kp.org — “Medicare open enrollment begins October 15 and with it so does the challenging task for many seniors of selecting a Medicare provider. To help consumers select a health plan based on quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services developed the Medicare Star Quality Ratings - an annual system that rates Medicare plans based on more than 50 care quality measures. However, a recent Kaiser Permanente survey reveals that few Medicare beneficiaries are familiar with CMS's rating system.View full resource at xnet.kp.org

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Most Recently Shared on October 11, 2011 at 2:54 pm By:

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RT @kpthrive New study reveals low awareness about #Medicare Star Ratings. How it helps them pick a high quality plan: http://t.co/v1Szh6XY

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Gathering and securing health information - FederalNewsRadio.com

federalnewsradio.com — “Host John Gilroy is joined by John Booth, director of Web and New Media services at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service. October 11, 2011View full resource at federalnewsradio.com

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Gathering and securing health information: On today's show, Jon Booth, director of Web and New Media services at... http://t.co/BJEt79aX

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Medical News: CMS to Decide on Paying for New Valve Procedure - in Public Health & Policy, Medicare from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “WASHINGTON -- Responding to requests from two major cardiology groups, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has started the process of determining whether it will pay for transcatheter aortiView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Medical News: CMS to Decide on Paying for New Valve Procedure - in Public Health & Policy, Medicare from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “WASHINGTON -- Responding to requests from two major cardiology groups, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has started the process of determining whether it will pay for transcatheter aortiView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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CMS Releases New Tools and Enhancements for Consumers and Providers | Journal of Participatory Medicine

jopm.org — “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new online tool and improved others to empower consumers to make informed choices about their health care, and to help improve the quality of care in American health care institutions.View full resource at jopm.org

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CMS Releases New Tools and Enhancements for Consumers and Providers | Journal of Participatory Medicine

jopm.org — “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new online tool and improved others to empower consumers to make informed choices about their health care, and to help improve the quality of care in American health care institutions.View full resource at jopm.org

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New Health Care Law Creating Big Savings for Senior Citizens: CMS Data

seniorjournal.com — “Sept. 8, 2011 ? More senior citizens and people with disabilities on Medicare are seeing a big drop in important health care costs because of provisions in the Affordable Care Act, according news today from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. News on Medicare & Medicare Drug Program.View full resource at seniorjournal.com

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