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HHS announces $162 million in 16 state HIE grants

 Diana Manos March 16, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
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Sebelius calls on insurance company executives to justify premium hikes

 Chelsey Ledue March 08, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked the CEOs of top health insurance companies to justify proposed health insurance premium hikes.
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HHS budget for 2011 set at $81.3B

 Diana Manos February 26, 2010
President Barack Obama has requested a $3.8 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2011 that includes $81.3 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services – a $1.7 billion increase over what Congress approved in fiscal year 2010.
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Hospital-acquired infections added $8.1M in costs in 2006

 Bernie Monegain February 22, 2010
Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and added $8.1 million to healthcare costs in 2006, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Anthem Blue Cross takes additional heat over 39 percent premium increase

 Diana Manos February 16, 2010
While health insurance reform is stalled on Capitol Hill, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is taking matters into her own hands.
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More than $119M in ARRA funds awarded to combat chronic conditions

 Chelsey Ledue February 08, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to combat chronic diseases and promote healthy lifestyles.
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Obama requests $81.3B for HHS in FY2011

 Diana Manos February 02, 2010
President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion federal budget request for fiscal year 2011 includes $81.3 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services - a $1.7 billion increase over what Congress approved for HHS in fiscal year 2010.
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CMS designates The Joint Commission for advanced diagnostic imaging accreditation

 Industry News Release January 28, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has named The Joint Commission a designated accreditor of advanced diagnostic imaging centers.
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American College of Cardiology sues HHS secretary over physician payment cuts

 Chelsey Ledue January 04, 2010
The American College of Cardiology has filed a lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over pending Medicare physician payment cuts.
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Develop your RAC audit plan immediately

 Bret Bissey January 01, 2010
The elements of a Model Compliance Program, as detailed to us on numerous occasions by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General's office, provides to healthcare providers an appropriate structure from which to prepare for RAC.
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Experts connect patient safety with medical liability reform

 Diana Manos December 11, 2009
At a forum organized by Common Good, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, held Thursday in Washington, DC, stakeholders and experts on medical liability issues discussed ways reform could lower healthcare costs in the U.S. and improve patient safety.
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HHS issues final ICD-10 code sets

 Diana Manos December 04, 2009
In January of this year, the Department of Health and Human Services released the long-awaited ICD-10 codes and extended the compliance date for adopting them from Oct. 1, 2011 to Oct. 1, 2013.
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HHS to release $80M to train, support health IT workforce

 Diana Manos November 25, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services will release $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce.
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Sebelius releases report on impact of proposed health reform on each state

 Diana Manos November 23, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a report that shows the impact proposed health reform would have on residents in each state.
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Feds clamp down on Medicare billing errors, fraud

 Diana Manos November 18, 2009
The government has changed the way it calculates Medicare fraud, waste and abuse and is finding more improper payments than in years past, according to officials.
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ASCs get a boost from Recovery Act funding to help prevent HAIs

 Chelsey Ledue November 11, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services is making available up to $9 million for state survey agencies in 43 states to help reduce healthcare-associated infections in stand-alone or same-day surgical centers.
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RAC spotlight on Medical Necessity

 Barbara Vandegrift November 05, 2009
Your hospital's leadership should focus its time and attention on medical necessity, because it's clearly a key Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) target.
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HHS report says health reform vital to rural America

 Diana Manos October 28, 2009
One in five uninsured Americans – 8.5 million people – lives in a rural area and uninsurance rates are higher for rural minority populations, the rural poor and those with less than a high school education, according to a new report released by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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President Obama declares H1N1 a national emergency

 Diana Manos October 26, 2009
President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu, or H1N1, a national emergency.
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Minnesota outreach and enrollment effort aimed at uninsured children

 Chelsey Ledue October 13, 2009
Portico Healthnet has been awarded $988,000 by the Department of Health and Human Services to launch the Minnesota Coalition for Kids Health Coverage.
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