Business of Medicine
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA bans powdered gloves
The FDA has banned powdered gloves for use in health care settings, citing “numerous risks to patients and health care workers.”
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Antibiotic resistance remains a challenge for hospitals
Combating antibiotic resistance is a top public health priority in the United States and around the world, and having data to direct action is a...
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Trump administration to focus on ACA reform, tort reform
Look for three things from the Trump administration: significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, few changes to MACRA’s Quality Payment...
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Senate sends 21st Century Cures bill to president
With little debate and less dissent, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures bill and sent it to President Obama for his promised signature.
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Trump HHS nominee could curb regulations, reshape health insurance
Tom Price is an orthopedic surgeon who’s spent 12 years in the House of Representatives. His record demonstrates that he opposes the ACA, supports...
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House passes 21st Century Cures bill
H.R. 34 gained more support on the House floor than did a last year’s bill. To gain that support and ensure Senate approval, funding for key...
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Slavitt to Trump administration: Keep the CMS Innovation Center
WASHINGTON – The transition from volume-based payment to value-based payment “can’t work as well without a CMS Innovation Center that can move...
Conference Coverage
Medicaid restrictions loosening on access to HCV therapies
BOSTON – Some state Medicaid directors have started to drop or loosen restrictions on access to direct-acting antiviral treatments for the...
Conference Coverage
Infectious disease physicians: Antibiotic shortages are the new norm
Antibiotic shortages are now a way of life, and physicians report that shortages are affecting patient care and outcomes.
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What will the Trump administration mean for medicine?
ACA repeal seems fairly likely; who will head the federal health care agencies is unknown.
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Meaningful use: CMS extends 90-day reporting period to 2016, 2017
Several meaningful use requirements for doctors and hospitals were eased under the federal regulation that sets payments for the hospital...