Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Genesee Health Plan Joins MPRO Effort To Address Disparities in Cardiac Health

MPRO, Michigan’s Quality Improvement Organization, announced that Genesee Health Plan is joining its Disparities and Cardiac Health Program, a special project headed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/16

Jeffery S. Prough, founder and CEO of Critical Signal Technologies. Matt Roush photo.

Medline, Critical Signal Technologies Help Reduce Readmissions With Better Home Care

Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline Industries Inc. and Critical Signal Technologies announced a major initiative to help home health agencies reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions and improve quality of care.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/18

Michigan CO-OP Awarded $72 Million to Provide Health Insurance Options in 2014

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Friday announced its award of $72 million in financing for the new Michigan Consumers Healthcare CO-OP (MCHCO), a member-governed nonprofit health insurance company that will help to control costs while providing accessible health care for all residents.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/20

University of Michigan Hospital (University of Michigan photo)

UM Researchers Call for More Robust Electronic Health Record Data Sharing

University of Michigan researchers are calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to encourage a more seamless exchange of information between electronic health records and immunization registries.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/07

Health Spending Growth Up In 2011, But Trending To Record Lows at Year’s End

The January Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs released by the Altarum Institute indicate that over the first 11 months of 2011, health spending has grown at an annual rate of 4.5 percent, compared to the 3.9 percent increase for 2010. This growth was driven by high spending early in 2011 followed by a gradual, steady decline.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/15

Oregon Doctors Using gloStream Begin Receiving Federal EHR Incentive Payments

The Troy electronic medical records software developers gloStream said Monay that its clients in Oregon have begun receiving incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for deploying electronic health records.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/12/19

Covisint Helps Health Care Providers Capture Incentive Payments

The Covisint subsidiary of Detroit-based Compuare Corp. (Nasdaq: CPWR) Wednesday announced that it had accelerated successful provider payments for physician offices and large health systems from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the […]

2010/11/17

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