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| ! | Federal Health Reform News | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 3/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17747 | 17747 | News of Health Reform Activity in the Federal Government. Additional information from nongovernmental sources. |
| | State Coverage for Telehealth Services | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25228 | 25228 | A summary of state laws and requirements for Medicaid and private insurance coverage for telehealth services. |
| | HIPAA: An Overview of Impacts and Actions by States | Reports | 1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14364 | 14364 | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, continues to have a broad impact on state health policy, as well as on virtually all health providers, insurers and health consumers. Listed below are brief updates and resources of potential interest to state legislatures. |
| | [LegisBrief] Using Hotspotting to Control Health Care Costs | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25742 | 25742 | Scientists are turning numbers into maps in order to tackle one of the most complicated issues in health care: cost control. After identifying geographic concentrations where health costs are high, analysts, health care professionals and government officials work to determine why they exist and how to eliminate or diminish them. |
| | High Tech Health Care | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 12/4/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25575 | 25575 | Read this story to find out how states are using telehealth technology to make it easier for doctors to offer better care to their patients. |
| | The Federal Health Pulse | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/15/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24725 | 24725 | Information on Federal actions of concern or interest of states. |
| | Rural Rx | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24614 | 24614 | A program developed in New Mexico may change how health care is delivered in rural America. |
| | Federal Health Legislation 2011 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 12/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=14734 | 14734 | NCSL summary of pertinent federal legislation from the U.S. Congress. |
| | Telehealth and Rural Health Care Delivery | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23740 | 23740 | How states are using telehealth technologies to provide health care for people living in rural areas. |
| | The Technology Promise | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23690 | 23690 | Widespread use of electronic medical records promises to transform health care. But can we afford it? |
| | Transforming Health Care Through Technology | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 8/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23541 | 23541 | Information technology and telecommunications are transforming health care, by helping to improve care and prevent possible fraud. |
| | [Legislative Summit 2011] A Wealth of Knowledge: How the Health IT Revolution is Saving Lives and Dollars | Meetings | 8/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23453 | 23453 | A Wealth of Knowledge: How the Health IT Revolution is Saving Lives and Dollars |
| | International Disease Classification--ICD-10 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22183 | 22183 | This new medical data coding system, part of the move to greater electronic health care, will allow more precise data reporting and improve claims processing and payment |
| | 2010 State Implementation of Federal Health Reform (State Activity) | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20231 | 20231 | This page tracks state implementation of the 2010 federal health reform law. |