The new Medicare Payment system that was designed by Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was reviewed by the Office Management and Budget (OMB). The review process will...
CMS has made its final ruling on the Medicare Advantage Payment Rate and it has been appreciated by AHIP. According to the reports published by CMS, the Final Medicare...
CMS has given the nod to proposed payment and policy changes in the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2017. The confirmed changes include a small...
The legislative session on the final day passed a proposed bill that was intended to safeguard consumers from ‘surprise’ medical bills from the healthcare providers out of their insurer’s...
The credentialing process is one of the many areas where practices can maximize their revenue. However, it has many potential pitfalls, which solo and group practices will need to...
Tax season is upon us, and physicians especially will feel a chill in the air that has nothing to do with the temperature. It is the time of the...
CMS has taken the steps to clarify revalidation process of healthcare providers who have registered in the Medicare program. According to sources privy to the organization, CMS is very...
Healthcare payments in the US are expected to hit $5 trillion per year, including both consumer and payer payments, CMS reported. A 2014 report from the Consumers Union says...
The recent decision by CMS to initiate new steps in strengthening provider environment screening is receiving good appreciation from the healthcare industry. CMS announced its decision through a blog...
Last month, CMS proposed a few changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for the next year. The proposals brought forth include a rise in...
CDC National Center for Health Statistics recently let out a report describing the rate of which physicians used EHR systems from the most recent dates available. In the year...
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) received an oral and written testimony from Dave Nicholson, HBMA Government Relations Committee Member last month. The testimony covers various topics...
What sets big companies such as the likes of Coca-Cola, IBM, and Macy’s together, despite the fact that they serve different industries? The one new thing they have in...
There is not a lot of time left for medical practices to report for PQRS. The March 31 deadline is the last in a group of five, two of...
The US senate recently took a decision to change its strategy on the health policy. As of now, the largely followed health policy, H.R.6, is based on the 21st...
Towards the end of January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) let out their annual report on Budget and Economic Outlook. CBO is a congressional agency of non-partisan nature, which...
The participants for the latest ACO model were announced recently by the Obama Administration. The data released says that there are about 477 ACOs currently operating across the recognized...
The HCPLAN is no longer the sole group working to develop APMs. There is also the Medicare advisory committee, which allotted a share of its meeting time last month...
There are heavy controversies surrounding the tactics used by the RAC audits to date. But despite this, they have been instrumental in saving Medicare significant money through the audits...
ACA has led to numerous changes in the healthcare industry, but its key agenda is to bring about a progressive reform in the healthcare sector. Lately, the Senate Finance...