Doctor! Doctor!
By Frank Fortner – Will we get incentives, or nothing at all?” are just a few lyrics from the HITECH Train (Crazy Train parody) song written back in early 2011. It’s been five years since the song was written.
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precisionFDA’s Next Challenge? Conduct an App-a-Thon!
By Zivana Tezak PhD & Elaine Johanson – FDA is increasingly harnessing the power of supercomputers, the creative and collaborative culture of the scientific community, and novel approaches to technology.
Medicare’s Investment in Primary Care Shows Progress
By Patrick Conway MD – CMS announced the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative’s second round of shared savings results, with nearly all practices (95 percent) meeting quality of care requirements and four out of seven regions sharing in savings with CMS.
Put Lost Revenue From Claim Denials in the Rearview Mirror
By Crystal Ewing – Historically, providers have often treated claim denials the way many of us treat a speeding ticket. We may not be quite sure how much we were actually speeding—we may even disagree that we were speeding at all.
Spotlight Bright on Business Associates
By Matt Fisher – The HIPAA spotlight is beginning to shine brightly on business associates. Covered entities have long had their time to star, so it is only fair to share the stage now. It is likely that covered entities are only too happy to have the Office for Civil Rights and others focus attention on business associates with all the consequences that come with such attention.
How a National Patient Identifier Can Jump-Start Interoperability and Cut Costs
By Thomas Grove – Many EHR components were developed as early as 30 years ago, but it wasn’t until 2009 that the federal Meaningful Use incentive program precipitated wide-spread implementation of robust EHRs across healthcare.
Supporting the Reliability and Safety of Certified Health IT
By Elise Sweeney Anthony – The “ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability” final rule is a key part of the ONC’s commitment to accelerate the interoperable flow of electronic health information.
Who Can Deny the Challenge of Denial Management?
By Lindsay Stratman – You’ve delivered the care. Your team has diligently documented the encounter and coded the claim. They’ve ensured it reflects everything they know should be included for that specific payer.
Feds Double Down and Double Up on Fines
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.