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HHS Innovation Day: Three Takeaways for Public Sector Innovators
By Margeaux Akazawa – Innovation is crucial for the US Department of Health and Human Services to fulfill our increasingly complex mission, address new challenges, and keep up with the pace of change.
Heard at AHIMA 2019
By Angela Rose – Recently, at the AHIMA Health Data and Information Conference in Chicago, I had the pleasure of presenting with my colleague Sherine Koshy, MHA, RHIA, CCS, Corporate Director of HIM at Penn Medicine, about her experience outsourcing Penn Medicine’s ROI function.
Dental Practice’s Response to Yelp Review Leads to $10,000 Fine
By Art Gross – Making dinner plans? Check online for reviews before you spend your money dining out. Ready to book a vacation? You’re definitely making sure the pool is as big as they say it is. How about when it comes to personal care? Do you check online to see if a medical facility is up to par?
New Round of Medicare Readmission Penalties Hits 2,583 Hospitals
By Jordan Rau – Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals recently, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.
Empowering Primary Care Using Data and Analytics to Build a Healthier America
By Arlene Bierman MD, MS, Cindy Brach, MPP, & Brent Sandmeyer, MPH – Health systems built on a strong foundation of primary care achieve better health outcomes. Healthcare delivery, however, accounts for only 20 percent of population health.
It’s Game Time – Medicare Advantage Plans Need to Get Serious About CMS Rule Changes
By Abhinav Aggarwal – Fall isn’t just about football. There is another game heating up this season, and the costs of losing could be devastating. Just like football, the Medicare Advantage market is highly competitive, with each player fighting to score big.
Walmart To Give Workers Financial Incentives To Use Higher-Quality Doctors
By Phil Galewitz – Worried its employees aren’t getting good enough care from doctors in their insurance networks, Walmart next year will test pointing workers in northwestern Arkansas, central Florida and the Dallas-Fort Worth area toward physicians it has found provide better service.
Quality Reporting 101: How to Prioritize Your Clinical Quality Measures?
By Abhinav Shashank – Transitioning and succeeding in value-based care is increasingly becoming the focus of many providers. Despite initial reservations, many providers are becoming ardent supporters of VBC payment models and are often the catalysts for change in their organizations.