Last month, CMS brought out a new payment model for primary care. It is scheduled for testing starting next January, and will be placed as a voluntary option during...
Along with the proposed rule that CMS recently released, the agency will attempt to garner comments on several other documents related to MACRA implementation. One of these requests concerns...
CMS just let out a Proposed Rule on the implementation of MACRA, a few days after the one-year anniversary of the Act itself being passed. The rule lays out...
There are many reasons contributing to physician burnout these days: technology, regulation, and reimbursement being just a few among them. A nine-step EHR optimization program may be the answer...
An increasing number of healthcare industry collectives are writing to the ONC with recommendations regarding revisions to the notice of proposed rulemaking on the health IT certification program. The...
CMS this week held a second meeting of the committee, which was formed to assess payment models that can be used in Medicare’s new reimbursement for physicians. The takeaway...
CMS has launched a contest in app development that aims at mining useful mobile apps for healthcare practice. These apps will hopefully aid clinicians and support staffs learn more...
For eligible providers who fail to meet the criteria specified for satisfactory reporting or participation in the 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the one thing they can look...
Boston Medical Centre (BMC) and two physician practice organizations working under it were spotted for medical billing fraud allegations. According to the reports, they have now agreed to pay...
At the beginning of the month, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) let out a redone audit protocol, which addresses the requirements of...
CMS entered their 45-day review and dispute timeline of the Open Payments program earlier this month. For physicians, this is the perfect time to review financial information brought to...
The FDA has just announced their proposal to ban most of the powdered gloves in the country. The use of such gloves is going down, but still, they comprise...
The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program links the payments made for multiple services that beneficiaries receive during an episode of care. The initiative covers four broad models,...
Health spending is often one of the areas where there are many generalizations made despite of the fact that it obscure numerous important details, such as who is spending...
In March, CMS announced its plan to expand the Diabetes Prevention Program following certification by the CMS Office of the Actuary that the program would decrease Medicare spending. Also...
According to a recent report, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pressing for the inclusion of a new...
The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) has let out its 2015 catalog of electronic transaction adoption rates. The organization is a non-profit alliance of health plans and trade...
It is reported that MIPS-based payment adjustments will not take effect until 2019, and it is hoped that any compensation that may be introduced would be based on the...
March saw the HHS come out with details on their goal to tie 30 percent of Medicare payments to alternative payment models (APM). These are meant to award quality...
The Ensuring Access to Quality Medicaid Providers Act (H.R. 3716) has passed the House with unanimous support. March 2, 2016, saw the passing of this bill, which requires the...