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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it will not initiate enforcement of HIPAA-covered entities that are not in compliance with Affordable Care Act eligibility requirements until March 1.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is crafting a comprehensive testing program for the ICD-10 transition to avoid confusion similar to the HIPAA 5010 transaction and is seeking provider input, according to ICD-10 Watch.

Researchers looked at whether or not it was necessary to stock dantrolene, a drug used to treat malignant hyperthermia, at facilities using succinylcholine alone instead of volatile anesthetics, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.

MEDNAX stock shares have hit an all-time high of $84.09, up $4.57 or 5.8 percent, according to the South Florida Business Journal.

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Hospital and Physician Group, part of The Carle Foundation, has implemented ICNet, an automated infection surveillance system, to improve infection control, according to a news release.

From 1999 to 2009, ambulatory healthcare providers increased the use of several underused quality-related services, but made little progress in decreasing the use of overused services, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine, formerly Archives of Internal Medicine.

The Society of Hospital Medicine offers a free patient/family discharge planning checklist as part of its Clinical Toolbox for Geriatric Care.

Patient navigators can help hospitals reach goals of increased quality and decreased cost, according to a report by the Center for Health Affairs, an association supporting Northeast Ohio hospitals.

Highmark and Coordinated Health, both based in Pennsylvania, have settled a dispute over hospital payments that lasted nearly four months, according to a MedCity News report.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has published a six-step roadmap for reducing disparities in healthcare.