MACRA was enacted on April 16, 2015. Part of MACRA sunsets the meaningful use payment adjustment for eligible professionals by end of 2018. It also establishes the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) which incorporates meaningful use.
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PwC’s Health Research Institute new report, Healthcare’s Alternative Payment Landscape, addresses how the industry is fairing in transforming from fee-for-service to value-based medicine. The research shows the move so far has proven to be challenging.
Join your colleagues October 11–14, 2015 in Nashville, TN for MGMA15. All eyes will be on stage when conference keynote session speakers deliver some of the best content in the nation for improving your practice.
According to new analysis released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation primary care physicians in 2014 saw a 3% increase in reimbursement due to the expansion of health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Last Friday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a newly proposed rule that would significantly revise the Medicare payment system for clinical diagnostic laboratory…
The Institute of Medicine has released a new report: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. In the report, IOM found that diagnostic errors have been largely unappreciated, concluding that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime.
Adventist Health System, a nonprofit healthcare system, has agreed to pay $115 million to settle allegations the organization maintained improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and miscoded claims, thereby violating the False Claims Act.
On July 7th, CMS issued a letter to providers emphasizing the importance of readiness for ICD-10, stating the Medicare claim processing system will no longer have the capability to accept ICD-9 codes after Sept. 30, 2015 or accept claims with both ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes.
The Scottsdale Institute has released the SI Patient/Consumer Engagement Adoption Model™. Similar in tone to the HIMSS 7-stage EHR adoption model, the SI model helps healthcare systems measure success and progress in patient engagement.