The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a survey data in their recently held Annual Meet, which says that almost all hospitals in the...
Two recent studies show that Electronic Health Record screening programs, which use alert-based systems, have helped boost HCV testing over four times in 3 years, among American Indian/Alaska Native...
On April 6, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions moved for the approval of five bills on biomedical research, Precision Medicine Initiative, and drug development. Collectively,...
Even before Bernie Sanders became a part of the of the presidential race, Dr. Adam Gaffney and Dr. Marcia Angell assembled an independent group of 39 leading physicians to...
Last year, UnitedHealth reported a projected loss of $650 million in 2016 on the health insurance exchanges formed under the ACA. Now, the company announced that it would exit a...
The subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee met on April 19 to hear testimonies from physicians about progress in MACRA implementation. This is the second such hearing,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Medical billing is one of the essentials to make your practice financially successful these days. The work involved can be handed over to a reputed firm in order...
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 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...
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 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...