Medicare is taking steps to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Through this initiative the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will prevent…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
How to determine your MIPS participation status
May 12, 2017 by
Are you unsure of your participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Watch for your MIPS participation status letter
April 28, 2017 by
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MIPS is…
INSIGHT
Repeal and Replace has failed. Now what?
April 7, 2017 by
By Ron Howrigon bio
It’s no secret that the healthcare environment is changing on a daily basis. As it stands today, it appears highly unlikely that the…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
CMS’ Accountable Health Communities Model selects 32 participants to serve as local ‘hubs’ linking clinical and community services
April 7, 2017 by
Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for applications for the Center for Medicare and…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Nearly $100 million awarded to help small practices succeed in the Quality Payment Program
February 17, 2017 by
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded approximately $20 million to 11 organizations for the first year of a five-year program to provide on-the-ground training and…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
CMS extends 2016 PQRS EHR submission deadline
February 10, 2017 by
CMS is extending the submission deadline for 2016 Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) data submission for the…
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Six key questions arising from the Trump/ACA executive order
February 3, 2017 by
Milliman, Inc., a global consulting and actuarial firm, has compiled six questions for consideration by healthcare stakeholders about the Trump Administration’s recent…
MACRA
Don’t know what MACRA will require of your practice? You’re not alone
January 20, 2017 by
According to a recent survey conducted by Kareo, a provider of clinical and business management software for independent medical practices, 84% of independent physicians and staff aren’t…
PATIENT SATISFACTION
Putting patients over profits: Who do consumers see as champions of the healthcare industry?
January 20, 2017 by
Harris Poll recently surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18+ to gauge consumers’ attitudes toward the healthcare industry. The results are…
