CMS says ‘pick your pace’ in 2017 MACRA payment program (Updated)
CMS will offer four options for physicians to participate in the outcomes-focused initiative next year.
It’s time to simplify health data regulation. Don’t hold your breath
Aside from the current congressional logjam, gridlock or whatever your preferred metaphor may be, consider the fact that we are now embarking upon the general election season, which tends to add an additional layer of grandstanding and substantive paralysis to the usual fever dreams of the Potomac.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
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MACRA responses hit CMS for short timeline, high reporting burden
The public comment period on proposed rules for implementing MACRA closed Monday.
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.
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Redefining Payer Operations: Data-Driven Strategies for the Future of Healthcare
This eBook provides actionable strategies, real-world best practices to help payers stay ahead in a value-based care environment.
CMS: Return Medicare/Medicaid overpayments within 60 days
CMS released a pre-publication version of the rule Thursday. The rule will take effect 30 days after it officially appears in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for Friday.
Texas Medical Board defends state telemedicine rules
The president of the Texas Medical Board said that it is "absolutely" legal for physicians to establish relationships with patients via telemedicine.
Physician groups ask Congress to fix Meaningful Use
The letters, signed by 111 groups, rapped the Obama administration for sticking to what the signatories called "fundamental flaws" in Meaningful Use regulations that they believe are more about documentation than promoting interoperability of electronic health records.
Chilmark analyst: ‘HIPAA must die’
Chilmark Research analyst Brian Murphy doesn't want HIPAA to die as much as he does the complex web of federal and state healthcare regulations for privacy and security, reimbursement, nurse staffing levels, telemedicine, physician credentialing and other issues.
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Price Transparency is the New North in the PBM World
In this episode hear how improving benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability with smart integrations and real-time eligibility can streamline healthcare workflows.
FTC chair: Health data connectivity carries risks
Health data is very much on the mind of Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, according to an interview published over the weekend in the Washington Post.
AMIA spells out steps for improving EHRs by 2020
By 2020, electronic health records should support person-centric care delivery, according to an American Medical Informatics Association panel. The AMIA EHR-2020 Task Force has mapped out a strategy.
American Healthcare Reform: Fixing the Real Problems
American healthcare reform is desperately needed. We’ve had massive changes in healthcare since the 1990s. Hospital admissions have decreased (average daily census decreased 31% from 1980 to 2010, while the US population increase 36%). Recent recent massive staff layoffs in leading medical centers and healthcare systems. Closure of many hospitals, especially rural hospitals. Hospital Outpatient revenues […]