Narrow insurance networks that have flourished under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have patients, providers, and policy makers all crying foul.

Healthcare providers should consider whether their handling of electronic protected health information (ePHI) meets the security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), particularly when it comes to encrypted email.

On July 3, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update payment policies and payment rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2015. The 224-page document is loaded with information about everything from Ambulance Extender Provisions to ZIP code analysis.