By Ben Regalado MBA – Payment rates, also known as “reimbursement” (an outdated term if there ever was one), may not be keeping up with the increase in cost of living, but the federal government isn’t so much worried about your revenue as its own.
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By Jeremy Guttman – Healthcare leaders who were once optimistic about value-based reimbursement models are becoming doubtful after seeing the performance of several programs. ACOs are achieving modest gains.
By Patrick Conway MD & Tim Gronniger – The unfortunate experience of having to return to the hospital after recently being treated—or watching the same thing happen to a friend or family member—is all too common.
By Neil Simon – When CMS decided recently to allow physician practices to delay compliance with the MACRA cost and quality program, it was as if a collective sigh of relief could be heard across the country.
By Angela Pierce – Any market that experiences a boom of innovation and creates transformative start-ups has a typical lifecycle. It often starts with deregulation, followed by start-ups popping up and creating a market of many competitors.
By Crystal Ewing – Billing departments continue to be pressed by daunting challenges as the healthcare industry transforms from a fee-for service to a fee-for-value business model.
By John Halamka MD – Sharing BIDMC guidelines based on the input from a multi-disciplinary working group. Many healthcare organizations are at the early stage developing social media policies.
By Abhinav Shashank – In the last blog, we covered the basics of the upcoming rule MACRA. Just like many other laws, MACRA too is facing a lot of criticism. This has a lot to do with the payment adjustment criteria and the small time window to adapt to it.
By Abhinav Shashank – Currently, one of the most discussed topics in the Healthcare industry is MACRA. A complex 962-page document, which is supposed to redesign the entire healthcare industry. Know all about MACRA in 6 questions.