Stop us if you’ve heard this one before – a new bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives that aims to change ICD-10 implementation. This latest bill would not delay implementation, but it creates a two-year grace period for physicians.

A multidisciplinary task force put together by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) shared its recommendations for improving electronic health records (EHRs) in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

CMS issued a proposed rule on stage 3 meaningful use (MU) requirements of its electronic health record (EHR) incentive program on March 30. With the 60-day comment period coming to a close, numerous groups—including the American College of Radiology (ACR), Healthcare Informations and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)—have weighed in on the proposed rule.

Michigan’s breast density reporting bill, signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder in January, goes into effect June 1.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule that would update Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed-care regulations for the first time in over a decade.

The 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) unanimously passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, and it includes a provision to repeal radiology's much-reviled 25% professional component multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR).

Rich Umbdenstock, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), testified at a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing this week, speaking out against the practice of self-referral.

The latest legislative activity around ICD-10 implementation does not aim to stop or delay the transition to the a newer version of the codes, but would put in place more rigorous testing and an 18-month grace period after the Oct. 1 deadline.