The AMA has released summaries and highlights of both the Quality Payment Program and Physician Fee Schedule. CMS released the final rules, totaling up to 3,000 pages of information, on November 2.

Quality Payment Program Summary

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Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services continues to take action to help prevent prescription drug overdose in Nebraska. The department developed and is now releasing a new opioid prescribing resource for providers.

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Health tech companies are looking for physician ideas and input! As influencers in health care, physicians are invited to join the AMA Physician Innovation Network, the platform that connects physicians and health tech companies.

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On September 8, 2016, the Federal Register posted the final rule Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers. The regulation went into effect on November 16, 2016. Health care providers and suppliers affected by the rule are required...>>Read more...

Earlier this year, the Legislature passed LB 487, which creates a Good Samaritan drug overdose immunity law for the state of Nebraska. The bill, effective September 2017, works like this:

• You or a friend is experiencing a drug overdose
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Opioids prescribed for hospice patients often end up in the wrong hands.
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