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Networking, Education, Patient Safety and Advocacy. With declining provider revenues, stronger business practices and an industry in transition, you need to know information critical to your business. IAMERS is following what matters most to your business.
Our efforts are gaining recognition and momentum as the marketplace is recognizing the importance and cost effectiveness of the Independent Provider of services and devices. For many if these less expensive, but clinically relevant, options were not available then their patients would miss receiving the health care they need and deserve.
Take the time to learn about our efforts in the regulatory and legislative arenas.
BREAKING: Health spending growth surges to highest rate since 2007
The Affordable Care Act expanded health coverage to millions of Americans in 2014. Because more people had insurance to pay for healthcare services, demand and spending predictably went up more [...]
CMS pushes back deadline for imaging decision support
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed its January 1, 2017, deadline for physicians to start ordering advanced imaging studies with clinical decision-support (CDS) software that [...]
Retooled two-midnight rule gets mixed reviews
Providers and policy experts are split on the Obama administration's proposal to salvage the controversial two-midnight rule with a series of modifications intended to mollify its many critics. Read more here.