MACRA responses hit CMS for short timeline, high reporting burden
The public comment period on proposed rules for implementing MACRA closed Monday.
MACRA: Where do we go from here?
Focusing on 3 outcomes per specialty which are easily measurable, while radically focusing certification on a few key interoperability transactions is likely to be acceptable to provider and developer stakeholders. Will it satisfy CMS goals for MACRA?
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
So, what’s really in the MACRA rule from an IT perspective?
This may sound cynical, but there are probably only two rational choices for clinicians going forward: become a salaried employee delivering clinical care or become a hospital-based clinician exempted from the madness.
You won’t believe what CMS did on patient engagement in MACRA
If we in the patient community do not raise questions and objections to this critically important MACRA rule, you will definitely not believe what happens next.
Mixed reactions, initial confusion about massive MACRA rule
Given the size of the document, reactions are trickling rather than flooding in, but sentiments are mixed. There's plenty of confusion, for sure.
MACRA proposal shifts EHR, quality reporting from Meaningful Use to care support
Notably, the proposed rule would remove some of the most hated elements of Meaningful Use, including the pass-fail nature of reporting on EHR and quality measures. It also calls for reducing the number of EHR measures from 18 to 11 and eliminating reporting on clinical decision support and CPOE.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Meaningful Use is not dead: It’s reincarnated
Last week, CMS’s acting administrative director Andy Slavitt made an announcement that the Meaningful Use(MU) Program as we know it is effectively over. Many people rejoiced at the “death” of MU. They failed to listen to all of his words. He did not say that MU is dead. He said it is being replaced with something […]
Why adopt Electronic Medical Records?
Anyone somehow related to national healthcare must be well aware of the adoption saga of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Owing to numerous incentives given by the federal government, and the multiple benefits of EMRs, a majority of institutions in the industry have either made the transition to EMR or are going through one. Similar to […]
Paper records or EMR
In today’s day and age where all sectors are rapidly moving towards digitization, some lagging behind others, there ought to be no doubts over the fact that electronic medical records (EMRs) is the way forward for our national healthcare system. So, why EMRs? A quick overview of the existing paper-based system of medical records will […]