CMS has released its 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which includes several health IT provisions. Among other things, the final rule adds new telemedicine codes for prolonged inpatient and end-stage renal disease care and expands Medicare's list of qualified telehealth providers to include certified registered nurse anesthetists. Politico's "Morning eHealth," CMS final rule.Read More |
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Challenges...
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- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.