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Medical Device Excise Tax - What You Should Know
The Medical Device Excise Tax, a component of the Affordable Care Act, is approaching implementation at the beginning of 2013. The tax is intended to provide an estimated $20 billion in tax revenues to help pay for the expansion of health coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans. Healthcare supply chain leaders have until May 7, 2012, to comment on the way in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to implement this new tax.
Cost Management, Financial Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Procurement
Advisory
Medical Device Tax Next Steps
The medical device excise tax is a feature of the Affordable Care Act. It is important to be knowledgeable about the tax and its effects.
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Letter/Comment
The Official Comment of AHRMM to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Unique Device Identification for Medical Devices Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090
AHRMM comments to the FDA regarding an amendment to the UDI proposed rule to address the UDI implementation time frame required by the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).
Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Leadership
Advisory
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a VBP program to pay hospitals for their actual performance on quality measures, rather than just the reporting of those measures, beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The VBP program will apply to all acute-care prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals. Read a summary of key provisions of the proposed rule.
Change Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Procurement
Request for Proposals (RFP)
CT Scanner RFP
A sample of a CT scanner RFP covering all the basics. Download the document and tailor it to your needs.
Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Products and Services Contracting, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Medical Device Technology
Advisory
Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room
New Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room
Data Standards, Financial Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Medical Device Technology
Letter/Comment
Recent Guidance on Meaningful Use of EHRs Makes Compliance More Difficult
Recent Guidance on Meaningful Use of EHRs Makes Compliance More Difficult.
Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Performance Metrics
Advisory
FDA Releases Proposed Rule on Unique Device System for Medical Devices
The FDA UDI ruling has finally arrived - the proposed rule has published. Please see the FDA website (www.fda.gov/udi) for a link to the proposed regulation. Highlights include a 120 day comment period to begin shortly, 6 months later a final ruling that will begin with Class III devices within 2 years, possibly sooner. Below is the FDA press release:
Products and Services Contracting, Data Standards, Distribution, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics