By Beth Kutscher | August 10, 2013
| Print Magazine
With the complicated state health insurance exchanges going live in October, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has a lot to think about at the end of the day. FULL STORY »
A federally chartered special work group with representatives from three federal agencies has submitted its draft recommendations on establishing a regulatory framework for health IT. FULL STORY »
The pain reliever acetaminophen, often sold as Tylenol, can cause rare but serious skin diseases, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. FULL STORY »
Congress should think about clarifying the Food and Drug Administration's authority to oversee drug compounding, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a report released on Wednesday. FULL STORY »
The CMS said it will not provide widespread coverage of a pricey new test that is used to identify brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, but it will cover one scan per patient in limited instances. FULL STORY »
The Justice Department sued a Louisiana pharmaceutical company Thursday to stop it from making and distributing drugs that the government claims are misbranded and haven't been approved by regulators. FULL STORY »
After tightening its regulations last month regarding fecal transplants, the FDA has decided to shift from its investigational new drug application requirements to informed consent for the procedure. FULL STORY »
With so many hospital computers and pieces of medical equipment plugged into the Internet, the healthcare system is increasingly vulnerable to intruders or malware that could crash critical components or steal information. FULL STORY »
The Food and Drug Administration issued a notice on Thursday asking medical device manufacturers and healthcare facilities to introduce controls that would guard against cyber-attacks on medical equipment and hospital networks. FULL STORY »
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