Protect Our Savings: ACO Final Rules Released: Medical Device Reprocessing a Natural Cost-Cutter
Posted on October 31, 2011 by AMDR President Dan Vukelich: After much anticipation, on October 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). At 696
Accountable Care Forum: WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: MEDIA ROUND-UP ON FINAL ACO REGS
The following post was written by Chase Matson (AMDR) for the Accountable Care Forum blog, appearing October 28, 2011: When we published last week’s blog post, MEDICARE ACO RULES NEAR FINAL HURDLE, we knew it would only be a
Modern Healthcare: Final ACO rules released; significant changes seen
Modern Healthcare By Melanie Evans Posted: October 20, 2011 - 11:15 am ET Final rules for Medicare's accountable care organizations, released today by the CMS, made significant changes to proposals widely rejected by hospitals and physician
WSJ: Medical Device Makers Face More Pricing Pressure
Wall Street Journal By Anjali Athavaley and Jon Kamp of Dow Jones Newswires October 17, 2011 NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. medical-device makers are facing ever more pressure on product prices and profits, a new report
Accountable Care Forum: MEDICARE ACO RULES NEAR FINAL HURDLE
The following post was written by AMDR President Dan Vukelich for the Accountable Care Forum blog, appearing October 18, 2011: The dog days of summer may officially be behind us, but things are just starting
Infection Control Today: Summit Shines Spotlight on Reprocessing Challenges
Infection Control Today At a two-day summit jointly convened by AAMI and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), nearly 250 experts debated an issue of critical importance for patient safety—how to improve the reprocessing of