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HIPAA Audit Updates - Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules
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May is American Stroke Month
CMS Issues Proposed Rule for an Extensive Change in Physician Payment Policies
CMS Requests Comments on Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD) National Coverage Determination (NCD)
New Grant Opportunities from the Department of Health and Human Services
CMS Announcement Regarding the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
Open Payments Physician and Teaching Hospital Review and Dispute Period Began April 1
MedPAC Releases its March Report
2016 PQRS GPRO Registration is Now Open
2015 Mid-Year QRURs Available
2016 PQRS Reporting: Avoiding 2018 Negative Payment Adjustments Call—Registration Now Open
Apply for 2016 Foundation Research Grants by May 1
Advocacy Action Center: Washington Health Technology Clinical Committee Preserves Coverage for Spinal Injections– March 24, 2016
Washington Health Technology Clinical Committee’s Decision to Preserve Coverage for Spinal Injections - A Win for Back Pain Patients
Advocacy Action Center: New York Coalition Lobby
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
New and Updated FAQs Provide Guidance on Public Health Reporting Requirements for the EHR Incentive Programs
Meaningful Use Hardship Exemption
Physicians Raise Concerns About PQRS
Research Updates