New 2018 Resources Are Now Available on CMS.gov
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently posted the following 2018 Patient-Facing Encounters resources on the CMS website:
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Low Volume Appeals Settlement Option Call – February 13
Register for Medicare Learning Network events. As part of the broader HHS commitment to improving the Medicare appeals process, CMS made available the Low Volume Appeals (LVA) settlement option on February 5, 2018.
Healthcare Revenue and Value Based Care: Learn More on HealthcareNOW Radio
If you have not tuned in to our radio station yet, we invite you to REDISCOVER RADIO. Check out these episodes of Healthcare de Jure, Interviews NOW and Harlow on Healthcare with discussions on healthcare revenue and value based care.
MIPS 2018 Quality Measure Benchmarks
By Anshu Jindal – In a previous blog, we had discussed some of the recent updates announced by CMS for MIPS. One of those updates was the release of Quality benchmarks for 2018. There are 4 key things you need to understand about Quality benchmarks:
Healthcare IT Systems: Accreditation and Certification
As part of our on going series on InterviewsNOW, I spoke to Lee Barrett the Executive Director of EHNAC (Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission). The episode is now on-demand. Check it out and take a listen.
VA, HHS Announce Partnership to Strengthen Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Efforts
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a partnership to share data, data analytics tools and best practices for identifying and preventing fraud, waste and abuse.
CMS New Payment Model: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced.
Reflections on the 2017 Quality Payment Performance Year
By Matthew Fusan – With the first year of the QPP having officially concluded, our team has spent time reflecting on 2017, including what we have learned and the impact the QPP has had on the healthcare community. Here are our top 3 reflections on 2017.
MIPS Reporting for 2018: What Providers Can Do to Optimize Success
As part of our new radio show, InterviewsNOW, I had the opportunity recently to chat with Dr. Sanjay Seth of HealthEC about optimizing MIPS reporting in the coming year.