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The Senate Finance Committee scheduled a hearing for Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who's been nominated for HHS secretary (PBN 3/9/09). The hearing is scheduled for April 2 at 10 a.m. It's a step toward finally filling some lingering executive appointments.

 

I spent a whole day at the Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, a three-day conference held every year in Baltimore by the American Health Lawyers Association. Top consultants, CMS officials and industry representatives give detailed presentations and take questions, making the conference perfect for newsgathering. Check out my initial coverage in Part B News.

A physician responds to his patient's questions and concerns via e-mail - and gets paid for it. He also works roughly eight-hour weekdays, has stable off-hours coverage and enough money to purchase his own electronic medical record (EMR) system. Sounds pretty nice, right? Well, this physician is in Denmark. Nothing against the Danes, it's just far away from home in the U.S. 

House calls are making a come back and now doctors are carrying a laptop in addition to their black bags. 

On most Fridays, CMS releases updates to its policy manuals in transmittals. Here's a brief look at some of the transmittals that came out on March 20. Please e-mail me at cfiegl@decisionhealth.com if you have any questions about these change requests (CRs).

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