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Data Control to Major Tom: Corporate Data Security Dire and Getting Worse

Summary of Proposed Rules Pertaining to Accountable Care Organizations

April 2011

CollectiveB      State legislators walking out, organized labor sitting in. Terms like "right to work" and "collective bargaining" have been grabbing headlines, as have more stilted versions like "right to work for less" and "Collective bargaining - we bargain, you collect." Probably not since 1981 and the firing of the air traffic controllers by President Reagan has such a rumpus been raised over labor issues that have no foundation in the National Labor Relations Act. That's right - the Act has no jurisdiction here.

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Data Control to Major Tom: Corporate
Data Security Dire and Getting Worse


Companies Know About Data Security Problems,
But Fail to Address Them

DataSecurity      A newly published study of corporate data security policies has revealed that the majority of corporate technology executives have little knowledge of and control over sensitive data leaving their organization and have ignored the need for enhanced data security controls, even in the wake of large-scale data security breaches making national headlines.

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Summary of Proposed Rules Pertaining
to Accountable Care Organizations

ACOThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published proposed rules (Rules) implementing section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (the Act) pertaining to Medicare payments to providers and suppliers participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs).  As a part of its efforts to increase the quality of care to beneficiaries while finding ways in which to curb Medicare spending, Congress directed CMS to create a program designed to increase accountability to Medicare beneficiaries, coordinate items and services under the primary Medicare programs (Parts A and B), and redesign care processes for the delivery of high quality and efficient services. 

Read the entire summary of proposed Rules pertaining to Accountable Care Organizations.


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