By Sarianne Gruber – Breaking Media rightly titled this year’s MedCity News conference “Converge”. Listening to the speakers, meeting the founders of new startups and talking to presenters, it became clear that today’s healthcare ecosystem is interdependent on the all the players to move the needle for better quality health.
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By Patrick Conway – As part of its ongoing work to identify more effective ways to serve Medicare beneficiaries, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center announced the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model.
By Kathryn Williamson – Practice Management Systems are evolving constantly in response to regulatory changes in healthcare and improvements in technology. It is not uncommon for organizations to rush into the purchasing of a new system thinking it will be an immediate fix to a number problems they might be currently experiencing—from workflow to revenue issues.
By Alex Tate – Meaningful Use is the incentive program with the intention of helping physicians provide better care to their patients through financial rewards and punishments. Those Eligible professionals (EPs) who choose not to demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) are about to face a 1% penalty in their Medicare reimbursements.
By Sarianne Gruber – Would you recommend your physician to friend or relative? What would be your reasons for recommending them? Is it because you like the selection of magazines in the waiting room or the self-serve coffee flavors?
HFMA’s Revenue Cycle Conference (MAP Event) is developed for employees of provider organizations including executives, key staff from patient access and patient financial services. Register today for this event on October 25-27 in Fort Lauderdale.
By Sarianne Gruber – Pharmaceutical Industry Moves Towards Transparency – The health industry has begun to feel the effects of heightened transparency as consumers, physicians, insurers, pharma and life sciences companies and others become armed with more data.
By Shannon Larkin – Patients, payers, employers and lawyers will have medical record inquiries years after a physician retires, dies, relocates or goes out of business. So, who will retain the records and release the information?
By Sarianne Gruber – A Virtual Clip Board Pilot Study. Patient self-service kiosks in hospitals and physician offices have helped speed up the patient intake process, collect co-pays as well as improve data quality such errors and duplication of information.