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Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts
Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else
AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors
Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides
Rite Aid clinics place new twist on "doc-in-a-box"
More people use mobile devices to look for health information
New York health plans rapped over out-of-date physician directories
Arizona internist puts on a show that welcomes hisses
How your practice can get the most from tech support
Privacy concerns grow in India
The Indian government’s recent announcement that it taps nearly 300 new phones every day has sparked a debate about privacy in a country that traditionally views such concerns as an ugly offshoot of Western individualism.
FCC Sets USF/ICC Reconsideration Pleading Cycle
On January 12, 2012, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice listing the 24 petitions for reconsideration of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund/Intercarrier Compensation Transformation Order. Oppositions will be due February 9, 2012, and replies to oppositions will be due February 21, 2012.
Sen Udall drafting bill to kill telemedicine barriers
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) anticipates introducing a bill this spring to make it easier for physicians to practice telemedicine in many states instead of applying for a separate license for each state.
How Can Health IT Lead to a More Sustainable Health Care System?
Across the country, health care providers are making significant investments to redesign care processes and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) capabilities with the goal of achieving better care, better health, and lower costs.
Auction 901 Stakes are High for Rural Wireless Companies
Rural wireless carriers, it is time to dust off your auction strategy playbook because Auction 901, the Federal Communications Commission’s very first reverse auction, is coming at you on September 27, 2012.
Verizon’s cable spectrum mash up: Evil genius or simply genius?
Congress is eyeing the competitive implications of Verizon’s $4 billion deals to buy spectrum from the cable companies, hoping to understand how the deals could affect both wireless and wireline markets.
Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society
South Carolina PSC’s Randy Mitchell Added to Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
The Federal Communications Commission appointed, South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Randy Mitchell to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service.
FCC Inquires and Complaints Rise More than 10% in 3Q
The number of telecom-related consumer inquiries and informal complaints received by the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) increased by more than 10% between the second and third quarter of 2011, rising from 13,023 to 14,419, the FCC reported Jan. 31.
