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King & Spalding

White House and CMS Announce Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative

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On July 30, 2025, CMS issued a press release announcing its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, a voluntary, patient-centric initiative aimed at utilizing technology to improve the patient experience. The main goals of the...more

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Client Alert: Florida E-Prescribing Requirements

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Electronic prescribing (“e-prescribing”) allows health care providers to submit prescriptions to a pharmacy electronically, using a secure software system. E-prescribing increases patient safety, security, and efficiency...more

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Paper Prescription Pads to go the Way of the Horse and Buggy as Prescribers Will Soon Be Required to Electronically Transmit...

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Governor Desantis recently signed House Bill 831, which will require certain healthcare practitioners to “electronically transmit prescriptions”. Unfortunately, the legislature left this term undefined, creating some...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Care Coordination and Reimbursement

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In 2018, even more than in recent years, federal lawmakers and regulators continued the push toward modernizing the existing legal framework to support and encourage digital health adoption in the context of care coordination...more

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Blockchain: Health Care’s Next Great Disruptor?

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Blockchain is rapidly becoming the focus of conversations regarding health care disruption, and for good reason. What started out as a means for cryptocurrency is now making waves in a variety of industries, set to...more

Jones Day

Telehealth & EHR Meaningful Use Payments—Expect Greater Scrutiny in Upcoming Medicare Audits

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In July 2017, the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") revealed two new Work Plan items related to digital health: first, a review of Medicare incentive payments for...more

Polsinelli

Important Changes for Physicians from the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Part II (Non-Stark Changes)

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On November 16, 2015 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (Final MPFS).1 The Final MPFS addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and related policies,...more

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Medicare Shared Savings Program: Final Rule

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The Final Rule provides additional flexibility to accountable care organizations...more

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MACRA’s Advancement of EHR Interoperability and Telehealth

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This is the fourth and final post in our series on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Pub.L. No. 114-10. We’ve previously covered the repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) in our April 20th post,...more

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