The IOM released a new report that focuses with lazer precision on the bulk of the costs in our so-called cost curve: chronic conditions. The report exposes the importance of tackling multiple or comorbid chronic conditions and illustrates with tremendous clarity the crucial role of social/cultural factors, behavior and behavioral health, family and physical [...]
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Citing significant financial and administrative burdens, the AMA has asked Secretary Sebelius to postpone and streamline the 2013 mandated conversion to ICD-10. The AMA is clear that there are a wide range of health information technology initiatives and regulations they have to adopt and comply with right now and contends that converting from the [...]  February 3rd, 2012 |  Leave a comment |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Health IT, Regulations & Legislation, Workflow & Business Process Date: 12/22/2011 10:00 AM Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office Telephone: 240-276-2130 A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders is being announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The definition is the product of a year-long effort by SAMHSA and a wide range of partners in [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Affordable Care Act helps 32 health systems improve care for patients, saving up to $1.1 billion Leading health care providers will be Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations Thirty-two leading health care organizations from across the country will participate in a new Pioneer [...] December 19th, 2011 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Providers & Networks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Approach will help ensure consumers have quality, affordable coverage starting in 2014 The Department of Health and Human Services today released a bulletin outlining proposed policies that will give states more flexibility and freedom to implement the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable [...] December 17th, 2011 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Regulations & Legislation Release from SAMHSA – December 9, 2011 Protecting the confidentiality of people receiving substance abuse treatment services is of paramount importance. While assuring proper safeguards for privacy, it is also critical that information can be properly shared to help physical health and substance abuse practitioners provide the best care possible for individuals receiving treatment [...] GAO-12-63 November 30, 2011 Full Report PDF The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires that employers who offer health insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders (MH/SU) provide coverage that is no more restrictive than that offered for medical and surgical [...] December 1st, 2011 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) supplemented the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA). Generally, MHPAEA specifies that the financial requirements and treatment limitations imposed on mental health and substance use disorder benefits cannot be more restrictive than the predominant financial requirements and treatment limitations that apply to [...] November 18th, 2011 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Regulations & Legislation CMS STATEMENT Thursday, November 17, 2011 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services Announces 90-Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA Transaction Standards Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced that it would not initiate enforcement [...] November 18th, 2011 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Health IT NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, voted today during the closing session of its semi-annual policy-making meeting to adopt the following new policies: Guidelines for Health Insurance Exchanges The AMA today adopted new policies on the health insurance exchanges created by the [...] |
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