Medicare and all other federally funded healthcare programs will soon require healthcare providers to adopt quality performance standards for a range of health conditions as well as uniform standards for interoperable health information technology, Health & Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt told the National Governors Association on August 6.

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August 14, 2006 - Table of Contents

NIR August 14, 2006 (full PDF issue)

Medicare Lab Bidding Demo Set for April ’07 Launch

MD Specialties Aim for More Pathology Revenue

Medicare to Require Uniform Quality, E-Health Standards

Labs Included in Final E-Health Safe Harbors

Physician Specialties Gobble Up More of the Pathology Pie

CMS to Contractors: Get Ready for ‘Medically Unlikely’ Edits

1st Contract Awarded for Combined Part A/B Claims Processing

Medicare Hikes Inpatient PPS Rates, Starts DRG Changes

Deductible to Be Waived for Colorectal Cancer Screening