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      <title>The need for a “Strong Start” in life</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services Like most of us, you probably know someone who had a baby born prematurely. These children are at greater risk for complications at birth as well as for developmental and health problems that can impact their quality of life as adults. Premature [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=212&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/05/08/the-need-for-a-strong-start-in-life/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Information on Implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On December 19, 2011, the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which was included as section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.  This provision will provide important transparency in requiring reporting of payments or gifts to physicians, and physician ownership and investment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=208&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/05/03/information-on-implementation-of-the-physician-payments-sunshine-act/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Closing racial and ethnic gaps in access to care</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By Cara V. James, Director of the Office of Minority Health Did you know that 31% of Hispanics are uninsured, compared to 12% of non-Hispanic whites?  Or that less than one-third of African American adults with diabetes receive the recommended services?  Or that fewer than 40% of American Indian and Alaska Native adults over 50 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=204&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/04/18/closing-racial-and-ethnic-gaps-in-access-to-care/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>7 Ways to Protect Yourself from Medical Identity Theft</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Peter Budetti, MD, JD, Deputy Administrator for Program Integrity Fraud affects everyone. We’ve said it before – but this time we’re not just talking about people with Medicare. As my colleague Dr. Shantanu Agrawal and I pointed out in a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, physicians are also vulnerable to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=202&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/04/04/7-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-medical-identity-theft/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CMS’ Dashboards put you in the driver’s seat</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Michelle Snyder, Deputy Chief Operating Officer Want to know the percentage of people who have a Medicare Advantage plan compared to all people with Medicare in Maryland from 2007 to 2011? Or perhaps the top 10 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for services provided in 2008? You can find answers to these types [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=194&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/04/03/cms-dashboards-put-you-in-the-drivers-seat/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:55:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2012: the Year of Meaningful Use</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Marilyn Tavenner and Farzad Mostashari Health IT plays a central role in building a 21st century health care system—where care is safer, better coordinated and patient-centered, where we pay for the right care, not just more care. Increasing the adoption and use of Health IT is crucial, so we’ve set an ambitious goal for 2012: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=190&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/03/23/2012-the-year-of-meaningful-use/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM Moves Toward Patient-Centered Care Through Wider Use of EHRs</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Substantial evidence shows that higher adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) can save our health care system money, save time for doctors and hospitals, and save lives.  Thanks to the Recovery Act and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=187&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/02/28/stage-2-meaningful-use-nprm-moves-toward-patient-centered-care-through-wider-use-of-ehrs/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fighting Improper Payments And Fraud – Protecting Taxpayer Dollars</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) Fighting fraud and waste in the health care system is a top priority for the Obama Administration.  We are committed to using all resources at our disposal in these efforts – and they are paying off. Just last week, the Departments of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.cms.gov&#038;blog=24928063&#038;post=182&#038;subd=cmsgovblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
      <link>http://blog.cms.gov/2012/02/24/fighting-improper-payments-and-fraud-protecting-taxpayer-dollars/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
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