Day 11: Eleven Pipers Piping About This Year
Day 11: A lot has happened this year in the Health IT world. I found 11 pipers to pipe about what stood out to them. Here are their favorite newest health IT thing or happening of 2015.
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RCM Challenges Past, Present and Future
2015 was a critical year in the revenue cycle management space, presenting challenges for many providers looking to keep their bottom line above the red. We were there to cover it all in RCM Answers first year, thanks to ZirMed’s sponsorship and support of this site.
HIMSS Releases Cost Accounting Survey on Provider Readiness for Value-Based Payment Models
HIMSS has released a survey to assess how providers are preparing for the shift to value-based payment models. Providers in all settings can participate. The survey will be available through 12/31/2015, with results shared at the HIMSS 16 in Las Vegas in February.
HIMSS 16 Sessions – Spotlighting Shift to Value Based Care
The momentous shift in healthcare to value-based care is reflected in the HIMSS 16 conference programming. HIMSS 16 will be held at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas from February 29 – March 4. Here’s a rundown of sessions on the impact of the shift to value-based care.
How Will MACRA Impact Stage 3 Meaningful Use?
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.
Researchers Find Transformation to Value-Based Medicine Proving Challenging for Provders
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.
MGMA15 – Improve Your Practice by Learning from the Best
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.
New Analysis on ACA Sees Reimbursement Collections for Physicians Rise by 3.3%
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).
CMS Releases New Proposed Rule Requiring Labs to Report Payments and Test Volumes
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…