Healthcare CFO Report
When it comes to healthcare financial and payment matters, value-based care, and policy here is what is being reported and talked about from Spok, Kareo,Sage Growth Partners, HGP, Black Book and more.
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Insights from the Final 2018 QPP Performance Feedback Reports
By Leslie Athmer – The QPP Performance Feedback Reports for 2018 were released on July 1, 2019 and can be downloaded by logging into your QPP account. As confirmed with CMS, this report is considered your final score for the 2018 performance year.
CMS: Beyond the Policy
CMS now produces a new podcast, “CMS: Beyond the Policy,”. It will highlight updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was created as a new method to explain the agency’s policies and programs.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 7-05-19
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC.
Sen. Alexander Details His Plan To Fix Surprise Medical Bills
By Rachel Bluth – Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who are pushing a major legislative package to lower health costs, announced their favored solution to handle disputes about surprise medical bills.
What You Need to Know About the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
By Kory Mertz – We are only six months into 2019 but it has already been an action-packed year from a federal health IT policy perspective! CMS and the ONC both released significant proposed rules that will reshape the health IT landscape.
Payment Changes Prompt Skilled Nursing Facilities to Focus on CDI Programs
As skilled nursing facilities prepare for a payment model shift focused on reimbursement based on each patient’s unique medical complexity rather than volume of care given, many are turning to Clinical Documentation Improvement programs for help.
Robin Hood To Rescue Of Rural Hospitals? New Math Promised On Medicare Payments
By Sarah Jane Tribble – As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a Trump administration proposal to change the way hospital payments are calculated to rescue them.
Healthcare CFO Report
When it comes to healthcare financial and payment matters, value-based care, and policy here is what is being reported and talked about from Aledade, ApprioHealth, CVS Health, Black Book and more.