By Jordan Rau – Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first three years, according to a federal report released October 1, 2015.
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EHNAC, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, and HATA announce a partnership to further efforts of ensuring a common level of functionality and data security for practice management systems.
The Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) announces that it will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Chicago O’Hare’s Admirals Club.
By Rod Baird – Each year, since 2012, CMS sends large medical groups the annual Quality Score Card for the prior year. Starting this year, every group that billed Medicare Part B during 2014 has a report available. If your group hasn’t downloaded its report, CMS provides links.
By Sarianne Gruber – The aging population in the US brings with it special concerns that will inevitably change the focus of many healthcare providers and organizations. Press Ganey, a leader in patient experience measurement, released last month its newest research on Patient Experience in the Very Elderly: An Emerging Strategic Focus.
By Crystal Ewing – Now that ICD-10 is here, we can finally set aside the lingering debate about whether the change would occur in our lifetimes—or ever. We can begin to see the pay-off of months and years of training and preparation.
By Ken Edwards – Under ICD-10, every claim filed with a payer will contain significant–and significantly more detailed–information about the true health of the patient. In aggregate, claims data will paint a richer, more complete picture of the patient’s story.
PwC’s Health Research Institute new report, Healthcare’s Alternative Payment Landscape, addresses how the industry is fairing in transforming from fee-for-service to value-based medicine. The research shows the move so far has proven to be challenging.
CMS has announced promising results of the first shared savings performance year for the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. This model is part of our broader effort at CMS to promote better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.