By William Hersh MD – A free continuing education course, Update in Health Information Technology: Healthcare Data Analytics, to physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and health informatics/IT professionals. Registration is available now.
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By Scott Ablin – Claims and clearinghouse services encompass everything from verifying patient eligibility to claims processing to handling all forms of payer payments.
By Andy Slavitt – As the baby boom generation ages, 10,000 people enter the Medicare program each day. Facing that demand, it is essential that Medicare continues to support physicians in delivering high-quality patient care.
By Jeff Jones – What should you know before submitting your application? Don’t forget all applications for CPD+ must be submitted by September 15, 2016 at 11:59 EDT
The ISA is a coordinated catalog of standards and implementation specifications that are available for use by the health information technology industry to meet interoperability needs. Yesterday, the ONC with Steven Posnack hosted #ISAchat.
CMS published four new payment models and refinements to a current model through a notice of proposed rulemaking to further advance care coordination for Medicare FFS beneficiaries, which will begin 7/1/17.
By Kevin Counihan – The Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, and a number of states’ insurance plans include reinsurance programs as a way to promote stable, affordable health coverage.
By Jeff Jones – Encouraging physicians to switch to EHRs has been a long term effort from CMS ever since the January 2009 passage of the HITECH act.
CMS issued a final rule to update fiscal year 2017 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System. The final rule, which would apply to approximately 3,330 acute care hospitals and approximately 430 LTCHs, would affect discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2016.