The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC's) June report to Congress includes a chapter reviewing several proposals to expand site-neutral payments, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported.
Default values that are programmed into electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems can threaten patient safety. They can result in patients being administered wrong doses of medicine and other errors.
Healthcare providers must ensure that their business associates are in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the obligation to monitor subcontractors is less clear.
Executive summary: The multi-million dollar award against the Tuomey Healthcare system holds important lessons regarding a hospital's business relationship with physicians. The case involved allegations of improper referrals and payment to physicians.
