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From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.

From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.

By a vote of 92 to 8, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that repeals the SGR, a key factor in annual Medicare physician payment updates, and replaces it with a merit-based payment system.

Significant variability in care management is seen across ICUs nationwide with patients who enter the ICU with pre-established end-of-life wishes, according to a recently published study. 

HHS announced today that $1 million in grant funds will become available to help back community projects for the Community Interoperability Health Information Exchange Program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has informed providers of methods that will be used to handle payment claims until the U.S. Senate votes on a bill to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate, a key factor in annual Medicare physician payment updates.

Researchers reported an increase in health care data breaches reported by HIPAA-covered entities between 2010 and 2013, involving slightly more than 29 million medical records.

The U.S. Senate failed to vote today on a bipartisan bill that would repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate, a key factor in annual Medicare physician payment updates.

The FDA has introduced its Expedited Access Pathway Program, a voluntary program designed to reduce the time from development to marketing decision for certain lifesaving medical devices, the agency said on its website.

In a recently released position paper, leading internists are urging physicians to have honest end-of-life discussions with patients — including patient’s wishes and prognosis — to determine if CPR is in their best interest.