Day PitneyOn June 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two new guidance documents that address how companies can share off-label information with insurers…
A June 6 article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Life Sciences News, “Feds Get Dinged for Subpar Health-Care Cybersecurity,” discussed a letter that was recently…
Yet Another Delay for 340B Drug Pricing Program Rule
On June 5, the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, published a final rule that further delays…
NJ Adopts Individual Mandate
On May 30, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the Health Insurance Market Preservation Act, making New Jersey the second state to adopt…
July 1 Deadline for Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Applications
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, payment adjustments are made to Medicare-eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (“Eligible Hospitals”) that are not…
CMS Plans $25 Billion Quality Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a proposed contract action for a program entitled “Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors…
Medical device and pharmaceutical recalls reached historic highs in the first quarter of 2018, according to a report from Stericyle Expert Solutions.More than 208 million…
Survey: Many ACOs Will Leave Program if Required to Assume Risk
According to a recent survey by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS), most of the ACOs that joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program…
Google and Fitbit Launch Health Records Initiative
Posted in Electronic Health Records, Medical Devices
Google and Fitbit recently announced plans to integrate Fitbit’s user data into electronic medical records (EMRs) using Google’s Cloud Healthcare API.Fitbit’s products, carried in over…
FDA Plan Aims to Improve Cybersecurity of Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a Medical Device Safety Action Plan detailing its current initiatives and future plans to ensure the safety…