LTC Medicine and the CMS Draft 2017 Fee Schedule
By Rod Baird – CMS Draft 2017 Physician Fee Schedule reaffirms that LTC Medicine remains misunderstood by regulators and the AMA.
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Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
By Jay Hancock – Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless” pressure on prices charged by suppliers, business writers frequently report.
The 21st Century Revenue Cycle Leader: 3 Key Factors for Success in the Evolving Healthcare Environment
By Steven M. Wagner, PhD, MPA – Healthcare leaders need to look at the bigger picture of healthcare reform rather than narrowly focusing on its separate components.
The Draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory for Public Comment
By Steven Posnack & Chris Muir – The ONC published the draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) for public comment. The ISA is a coordinated catalog of standards and implementation specifications.
Why Do We Want Interoperability?
By Matt Fisher – A lot of time and attention has been put into the notion of interoperability by almost every stakeholder in the healthcare system.
Study: 30 Percent Of Children’s Readmissions To Hospitals May Be Preventable
By Michelle Andrews – One of the key indicators of the quality of a hospital’s care is how frequently its patients are readmitted within a month after being discharged.
Revenue Cycle Management Can Ease the Transition to Evidenced-Based Healthcare
There is a much discussion among thought leaders in healthcare about how the current provider business model, which is based on transactions and fees for service…
CommonWell Members Enable Patient Access to Their Health Data
By Jitin Asnaani – From the beginning, CommonWell has been dedicated to a simple but crucial vision and underlying belief that health data should be available to individuals and providers regardless of where care occurs.
Predictive Analytics and Improved Healthcare Outcomes
Predictive analytics can be used effectively to evaluate massive data generated within the healthcare industry. Predictive analytics is a process that uses machine learning to analyze data and make predictions.