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Topic: CMS Incentives

Bucks County Specialty Hospital gets highest Medicare scores in Philly metro

Bucks County Specialty Hospital gets highest Medicare scores in Philly metro

December 30, 2012 11:36 am by | 0 Comments

>In the Philadelphia region, 18 hospitals are being penalized and 22 will get a bonus from Medicare, based on past performance, according to government data released this month and provided ... Read more
How CMS calculated quality of care bonuses and penalties for hospitals

How CMS calculated quality of care bonuses and penalties for hospitals

December 20, 2012 5:23 pm by | 0 Comments

CMS has released a report on which hospitals get bonuses and which get penalties for patient care. Here is how they calculated the scores. All the data is publicly available. ... Read more
Medicare rewards 1,557 hospitals, penalizes 1,427 in first quality of care analysis

Medicare rewards 1,557 hospitals, penalizes 1,427 in first quality of care analysis

December 20, 2012 5:23 pm by | 0 Comments

Medicare on Thursday disclosed bonuses and penalties for nearly 3,000 hospitals as it ties almost $1 billion in payments to the quality of care provided to patients. The revised payments, ... Read more
What’s the best way to avoid Medicare readmission penalties? Stop trying

What’s the best way to avoid Medicare readmission penalties? Stop trying

September 17, 2012 7:17 am by | 2 Comments

As a cardiac electrophysiologist, I’m pretty far removed from public policy. But I have to admit that I was interested in the latest move by CMS to cut their Medicare ... Read more
Can providers register for EHR incentives after achieving meaningful use

Can providers register for EHR incentives after achieving meaningful use

November 5, 2011 12:36 pm by | 0 Comments

By now we all (hopefully) know the ABCs of the CMS EHR Incentive Program: Registration ’Meaningful Use of Certified EHR Technology’ Attestation. After attestation you hope to get a check ... Read more