The 340B Program Guide: A Lifeline For Rural Healthcare What Is The 340B Drug Pricing Program? The federal 340B Program is a drug price control program that allows qualifying providers, generally hospitals, specialty clinics and their associated outpatient facilities serving uninsured and low-income patients in rural communities, to purchase outpatient drugs from manufacturers at discounted […]
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What Is The Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Why Is It Important? A Health Information Exchange allows healthcare providers to access and share patient medical record data securely and electronically. They are critically important because so many medical records are on paper in filing cabinets. Sharing this information typically happens via mail, fax or phone
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What Is Your Rank in The Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program? CMS released the Hospital Compare Preview Reports on May 2, 2018, on all hospitals that participate in Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (IQR), Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program (OQR) and/or PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Programs. Hospitals are encouraged to access and download reports early in
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Amidst the hectic and ever-changing regulatory environment of healthcare, there has been a greater push for legislation specifically directed at improving health care in rural areas. Several bills were recently introduced by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) aimed at bolstering healthcare in rural areas by addressing infrastructure, access and quality issues common to communities struggling to meet