Articles by Topic - Health Policy
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- Article: FDA's Unique Identifier Program Has Benefits, Drawbacks
- Richard Quinn
- Published: Apr 05, 2013
- The proposed rule may assist with safety, but be costly.
- Article: How Some Major Accountable Care Organizations Work
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
- Published: Apr 01, 2013
- A look at the functions and structure of the federally funded Medicare Shared Savings Program, and some privately run ACOs
- Article: The Future of ACOs
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
- Published: Apr 01, 2013
- Although a shared savings model currently dominates for ACOs, it may not be the best long-term approach
- Article: Otolaryngologists Prepare for the Era of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
- Published: Apr 01, 2013
- As the ACO healthcare delivery model evolves and expands, otolaryngologists may play an active role in shaping the future of accountable care
- Article: Medicare Sequester Set to Commence March 1
- Daphne Howland
- Published: Feb 26, 2013
- Health care providers implore Congress to take note of the drag the Medicare reductions will have on the economy, their practices and their patients’ access to care.
- Article: Congress Mandates Better Reporting of Tinnitus Among United States Military
- Published: Jan 01, 2013
- Tinnitus is the No. 1 cause of disability among veterans, accounting for nearly 11 percent of all disability claims
- Health Policy: Time to Comply with Physician Quality Reporting System Is Now
- Richard Quinn
- Published: Dec 01, 2012
- Payment adjustments for penalties levied under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' PQRS mandate will be based on reported data starting in 2013
- Health Policy: New Excise Tax Applicable to Otolaryngologist Devices
- Amy Eckner
- Published: Nov 01, 2012
- A provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that places an excise tax on the sale of medical devices would apply to some tools used by otolaryngologists
- Health Policy: IPAB is Medicare's New Hammer for Spending Accountability
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
- Published: Jun 07, 2012
- The Independent Payment Advisory Board will have the authority to cut Medicare provider spending to keep it below a cap, with unprecedented autonomy
- Article: FDA Seeks to Prevent Surgical Fires
- Jennifer L.W. Fink
- Published: Apr 06, 2012
- While surgical fires are exceedingly rare they can have devastating consequences. The FDA and a coalition of health care providers recently launched the Preventing Surgical Fires Initiative to help physicians manage the risk of surgical fire.
