The $1.7 trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2023 was signed into law. Included were health care provisions. With billions going to healthcare, what are our industry leaders saying about how the money will be spent? We reach out to see what they had to say.
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The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) serving Medicare patients will grow slightly in 2023, according to data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
More than 800 health care associations, ACOs, medical practices, and health systems urged leaders in Congress in a letter sent to extend incentive payments.
With the release of the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule on July 7 came immediate reactions from around the industry before the comment period ends on September 7th.
National Association of ACOs President and CEO Clif Gaus, Sc.D., issued the following statement today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule:
The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) announced it has launched a new task force, aimed at developing recommendations for how to successfully collect and electronically report on ACOs’ quality of care through disparate health information technology systems.
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include epocrates, Availity, COTA, Inc., Pager, Intelerad Medical Systems, Aledade, NAACOS, Kipu Health, CareSpan Health Inc., CentralReach, GlobalMed, Meditech, Trusted Health, & HealthAxis.
NAACOS reported that Medicare’s largest alternative payment model produced its highest annual savings to date in 2020, while continuing to provide high-quality care, as shown by performance data released by CMS. Check out ACOs reporting savings.
In formal comments submitted in response to the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations called on the Biden administration to hold off on requiring clinical quality measures to be reported electronically until data interoperability is widely available.