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Merrill Goozner Editor Emeritus JAN. 27-28: It’ll be a busy couple of days for health IT policy wonks
mgoozner@modernhealthcare.com as the Offi ce of the National Coordinator for Health IT holds its annual
CREATIVE SERVICES meeting in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s meeting is
Patricia Fanelli Creative Services Director “Connecting Policy and Technology: Bringing the EHR to
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the Patient.” The opening plenary session will delve into
Paul Romejko Graphic Designer the controversial topic of creating unique patient IDs. A
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SENIOR REPORTER JAN. 29: Industry offi cials have another opportunity to share
Harris Meyer Chicago their thoughts on the Trump administration’s transparency agenda.
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Comments are due at the end of the day on a proposed rule that would
REPORTERS require insurers to disclose price and cost-sharing information to plan
Tara Bannow Finance | Chicago
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CMS and the Labor and Treasury departments, were initially due Jan.
Michael Brady Rules and Regulations | Washington
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work on meaningful responses. Still, in a joint letter fi led Dec. 3, America’s
Maria Castellucci Safety & Quality | Chicago
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Jessica Kim Cohen Technology | Chicago supported the notion that “every American” should get
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Rachel Cohrs Politics and Policy | Washington seek care.” They argued, however, that the “far-reaching”
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proposal would force insurers to disclose a “staggering”
Steven Ross Johnson Population Health | Chicago volume of data. Our rules and regulations reporter,
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Michael Brady, will break down the comments in an analysis this week.
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843-412-6857 slivingston@modernhealthcare.com JAN. 29: More than 6,000 U.S. veterans committed suicide each
RESEARCH AND DATA year between 2008 and 2017, according to the most recent data from the
Tim Broderick Data and Analytics Lead Veterans Affairs Department. Veterans are 1.5 times more likely to commit
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suicide than nonveterans. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will
Megan Caruso Data Specialist home in on this crisis during a hearing titled, “Caring for Veterans in Crisis:
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Ensuring a Comprehensive Health System Approach.”
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