Medicare is accelerating plans to peg a portion of doctors’ pay to the quality of their care. The changes would affect nearly 500,000 physicians working in groups. The federal health law requires large physician groups to start getting bonuses or...
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, which will begin in January, mark the federal government’...
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
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 payment rates to hospitals by invoking pay cuts for hospital readmissions. The Chicago Tribune‘s article is enlightening and filled with some interesting anecdotes after the […]
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 so you can go out and buy your second iPad plus a few other toys. Maybe even take a trip to that all-inclusive resort in […]