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Obama calls for end to funding crises in State of the Union
"The greatest nation on Earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next," he said. The federal government has faced the prospect of shutdown due to lack of appropriations or the possibility of not paying its bills due to hitting the debt ceiling in periodic crises over the past 2 years .
Government support of innovation and technology guide inaugural agenda
President Obama used his second inaugural address to call for a national adoption of technology and innovation backed by the federal government, and set an agenda focused on legislation of long-term problems like climate change and immigration reform. In his Jan. 21 inaugural address , Obama called for work to repair and revamp worn out federal programs that "are inadequate to the needs of our time."
IG: HHS predictive analytics require better reporting on savings and ROI
The Health and Human Services Department has implemented predictive analytics technologies, but it hasn't fully complied with the requirements for reporting actual and projected improper payments recovered and avoided in the Medicare fee-for-service program and its return on investment, saysto an HHS inspector general audit report (.pdf).
Possible healthcare savings of $385 billion require scrapping current plans, says Center for American Progress
Current congressional plans to reduce federal healthcare spending only shifts costs to millions of citizens, but there exist options to save more than $385 billion, says the Center for American Progress.The report puts forth an alternative approach it calls the Senior Protection Plan, which it claims will save the federal government $385 billion over 10 years, while generating up to $100 billion over 10 years through health care-related tax policy changes.
Systems that detect fraud in Medicare and Medicaid to be integrated
The federal office that combats fraud in Medicare and Medicaid has begun to integrate its two predictive data models, said David Nelson of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. One automated system flags those healthcare providers most likely to commit fraud because of past criminal and financial issues, among other factors. Another system rates fee-for-service claims for their risk of fraud.
Sequestration will result in 12% discretionary drop
If sequestration happens as currently called for by the Budget Control Act, it will result in a real drop of 12.1 percent in discretionary spending compared to the current fiscal year, says the Congressional Research Service in a new report.
Two health IT programs crosswise, says GAO
Two federal incentive programs met through a combination of Medicare payment incentives and penalties to encourage caregivers to go digital with some aspect of their practice will overlap for three
CMS must improve data collection guidelines by QIO contractors
Quality Improvement Organizations, which contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, need improved oversight of budgeting and spending because CMS lacks guidelines on how much data
Federal government made $110 billion in improper payments
The federal government made $110 billion worth of improper payments in fiscal 2009, according to the text of a new Office of Management and Budget website. Dubbed PaymentAccuracy.gov , this new OMB
Healthcare reform needs information technology
Information technology runs like a thread through the health insurance reform bill signed into law March 23 by President Obama. Among the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
