MACRA: Proceed at Your Own Pace – But You Might Want to Hurry
By Dr. Kevin Keck – Providers breathed a sigh of relief when the final Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) regulations were released in October.
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Register today for our next event on March 2nd, Best Practices & Strategies for Navigating Landmark Changes in Healthcare. Join HITECH Answers and iHealth’s Justin Barnes to learn more.
It’s 2017. Do you know where your interoperability is?
By D’Arcy Gue – With January barely behind us and new occupants in the White House, perhaps it’s a good time to set aside what might change for a moment and focus on what must.
Judge Accepts Medicare’s Plan To Remedy Misunderstanding On Therapy Coverage
By Susan Jaffe – A federal judge has accepted Medicare’s plans to try once more to correct a commonly held misconception that beneficiaries are eligible for coverage for physical and occupational therapy and other skilled care only if their health is improving.
IBM i Trends in Modernization for 2017
By Daniel Magid – 2016 was a blur of airports and hotels for me as I flew almost 200,000 miles in order to visit with hundreds of IBM i professionals all over the world. One of the hottest trends for IBM i shops is …
Fake News in Health Information Exchange – Part 1
By Brian Mack – Fake News, once referred to as “yellow journalism”, emphasizes sensationalism over substance. It’s nothing new and has probably been around since cave men carved the first painting on their living room wall.
Automate to Accelerate the Revenue Cycle
By Recondo Technology – There’s no shortage of advice out there about how hospitals can speed up reimbursement from payers. Entire publications and websites are dedicated to best practices for the revenue cycle,
Breaking Down Interoperability Barriers to Unlock the Potential of Technology Innovations
By Diana Nole – When it comes to electronic health record systems (EHRs), most would agree that they have failed to live up to their potential for delivering greater efficiencies, reduced healthcare costs, and improved care quality.
Why Your Practice Needs a Certified Coder and How to Find One
By Lisa Eramo – By now, you may have chosen one or more New Year’s Resolutions. However, if you do your billing in house, is hiring a certified medical coder one of them? If not, there are several reasons why it should be.