CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner Resigns
And the Lords of Leaping keep leaping. Breaking news on Friday last week reported the CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will leave her post at the…
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CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner Resigns
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will leave her post at the end of February. Number 2 at CMS, Andy Slavitt will be the interim Administrator
AHIMA and ICD-10 Coalition Members Urge HHS to Limit ICD-10 Delay to One Year
Announcement of new implementation date needed to provide clarity to industry CHICAGO – April 15, 2014 — The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) signed…
National Health Spending Growth Remains Low for 4th Consecutive Year
CMS Office of the Actuary Report The following is communication from CMS. Overall national health expenditures grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in 2012,…
CMS Releases Updated Data on EHR Adoption
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data that demonstrate that doctors and hospitals are using electronic health records (EHRs) to provide more…
It’s Official – Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner As CMS Administrator
Tavenner First Permanent CMS Administrator Since 2006 After a brief bump in the road to confirmation Marilyn Tavenner was voted in as yesterday as the first…
Senator Lifts Hold on Tavenner Nomination as CMS Administrator
Harkin Says He Has No Objections to Tavenner Leading CMS On April 24, one day after the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Marilyn Tavenner…
Senator Looks to Delay Choice of Tavenner as CMS Administrator
New Wrinkle in Tavenner Nominiation On April 24, one day after the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Marilyn Tavenner to be administrator of the…
Senate Finance Committee Approves Marilyn Tavenner to Lead Medicare, Medicaid
Finance Chairman Says Tavenner’s Experience Makes Her the Right Choice to Lead CMS Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) yesterday applauded the committee’s approval…