Provide Feedback on Proposed Changes to the Promoting Interoperability Programs
On April 23, 2019, CMS issued the FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-term Acute Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule.
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Consumer-friendly Medicare Advantage Plans Could be Creating the Blueprint for the Future of Health Insurance
By Jeff Carroll – Driven by a seemingly ever-expanding list of potential and innovative benefits such as at-home meal delivery and home-air cleaning, Medicare Advantage plans are pointing the way to a more consumer-centric approach to health insurance….
CMS Seeks Public Input on Patients over Paperwork Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Request for Information seeking new ideas from the public on how to continue the progress of the Patients over Paperwork initiative.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 6-07-19
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC including updates on the 21st Century Cures Act Proposed Rule.
Comments On ONC Information Blocking and EHR Certification Proposed Rule
Comment period for HHS Proposed Rule, 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program is now over. See what the industry has submitted for consideration.
CMS: Beyond the Policy – CMS Innovation Center
CMS now produces a new podcast, “CMS: Beyond the Policy,”. It will highlight updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was created as a new method to explain the agency’s policies and programs.
New Initiatives Are Always Best
By William A. Hyman – While there were many interesting things addressed in the May 23rd webinar “ABCs of the QPP: Learnings & Trends in Value-Based Care – A Retrospective” which was hosted by Answers Media Network, I was intrigued by the timeline of programs past, present, and planned.
Going for Gold: Strategies for Crossing the 2019 MIPS Finish Line
By Erica Arias – The first half of the year has flown by so quickly. You’ve already wrapped up submission and implemented key strategies to be successful in the current performance year for MIPS.
Sen. Alexander Releases Bipartisan Plan To Lower Health Costs, End Surprise Bills
By Rachel Bluth – In a year already marked by a wide variety of congressional health care legislation, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) released the details of a plan they hope can help bring down health costs and eliminate surprise medical bills for patients.