Paperwork reduction bill is caught in coding crossfire
Article Abstract:
The House Energy and Commerce committee added a provision to its regulatory reform bill authorizing the Health and Human Services (HHS) to move forward with a new coding system that would become the standard for health care data collection and billing. The measure would authorize HHS to replace MedicareEs ICD-9 coding system with a more complex version.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Family physician elected KentuckyEs governor
Article Abstract:
Rep. Ernie Fletcher, a family physician won 55% of the vote in KentuckyEs gubernatorial election for the post of KentuckyEs governor on 4 November 2004. Dr. Fletcher introduced his own patientEs rights measure that won the backing of President George W. Bush and House conservatives.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Spending bill would halt cut in Medicare pay, widen safety net. Price disparity compounds burden for the uninsured
- Abstracts: Doctors fear precedent in privileges case. N.J. physicians stop work in biggest liability protest yet
- Abstracts: Back on stricter scrutiny? Mending the safety net. Doctors struggle to visit Medicare patients at home
- Abstracts: Small-market insurance bill raises risk, insolvency issues. Ruling expected in suit to overturn Ky. insurance reforms
- Abstracts: Fake worlds offer real medicine: virtual reality finding a role in treatment and training. Improving patient care by linking evidence-based medicine and evidence-based management