Number of Physicians Increases during ACA Era
A recent research effort has uncovered that the number of physicians has actually gone up during the Affordable Care Act era, despite claims to the contrary. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 24, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Payers Source Type: news
Healthcare Groups Ask HHS Chief Price for Regulatory Relief Healthcare Groups Ask HHS Chief Price for Regulatory Relief
They demand an end to stage 3 of meaningful use and MIPS health Internet technology criteria; they also ask for elimination of new EHR certification that will require upgrades.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Previewing Tom Price & #039;s Reign as HHS Secretary
In what areas will Secretary Tom Price make an impact at the Department of Health and Human Services? MGMA ' s government affairs expert shares his insight. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - February 14, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Source Type: news
CMS Extends Meaningful Use Reporting Deadline for Physicians CMS Extends Meaningful Use Reporting Deadline for Physicians
Eligible professionals get 2 extra weeks to attest to meaningful use; last time for doctors going into MIPS.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
What Physicians Still Love about Medicine
Have regulations ruined medicine or can physicians and others still find love in their professions? Here ' s what some had to say. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 30, 2017 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Physician Productivity Source Type: news
Daily electronic health record reports meet meaningful use requirements, improve care efficiency, and provide a layer of safety for trauma patients - Stimson CE, Botruff AL.
The electronic health record (EHR) is frequently viewed as a government-mandated charting system. As simply a replacement for the paper record, however, it was also frequently found to be inconvenient and a distraction to patient care. Broader use of the t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
How Doctors Can Manage MACRA
Next year a lot will change for clinicians who treat a lot of Medicare patients, and yet many physicians and nurses don ' t understand what they need to do.On Jan. 1, how doctors are paid for treating Medicare patients will be measured by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Physician practices have a lot to do to prepare for MACRA. It ' s part of the overall move away from fee-for-service to value-based care. By 2018, HHS seeks to have 90 percent of Medicare payments linked to quality. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 30, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Kyle Higdon Tony Colarossi Tags: Blog Population Health Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Gear Up Now to Get Higher Medicare Payments in 2019 Gear Up Now to Get Higher Medicare Payments in 2019
The meaningful use measures have been revamped as the Advancing Care Information requirements of MIPS. Here ' s how you can increase your payments by achieving the highest possible scores.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - December 29, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Challenges in Rural Medicine
Even though his practice is doing well in an underserved area of Georgia, this family medicine doctor still may have to sell it. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 26, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Health IT Meaningful Use Work/Life Balance Technology Source Type: news
Study: Patients Healthier with Female Physicians
A new study from Harvard researchers is sure to cause some controversy as it deduces female physicians have an edge over their male counterparts. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 23, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Healthcare Careers Meaningful Use Patient Relations Source Type: news
Meaningful Use Penalty to Hit 171,000 Clinicians Next Year Meaningful Use Penalty to Hit 171,000 Clinicians Next Year
One medical association blames CMS for setting clinicians up for failure in the controversial EHR incentive program.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
14 Quotes that Defined the Year in Healthcare
It was a year filled with tumultuous uncertainty, new regulations, and increasing physician burnout. Here ' s a look back at 2016. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - December 19, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Career Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Source Type: news
The EMS Reimbursement Revolution —Experts Provide Tips for Success, Part 2
Part 1 of this discussion is available here.
The healthcare system is undergoing arguably the most transformative shift in economic models in recent history, transitioning away from fee-for-service (FFS) models that financially reward providers based on the volume of services provided, to value-based models that financially reward providers based on the value of the services they provide. EMS is not immune to these changes. We need to be prepared for some tough questions and interesting economic proposals that are beginning to be introduced in some EMS systems.
At the Pinnacle EMS Conference in San...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - December 5, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT Tags: Mobile Integrated Healthcare Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
The EMS Reimbursement Revolution —Experts Provide Tips for Success, Part 2
Part 1 of this discussion is available here.
The healthcare system is undergoing arguably the most transformative shift in economic models in recent history, transitioning away from fee-for-service (FFS) models that financially reward providers based on the volume of services provided, to value-based models that financially reward providers based on the value of the services they provide. EMS is not immune to these changes. We need to be prepared for some tough questions and interesting economic proposals that are beginning to be introduced in some EMS systems.
At the Pinnacle EMS Conference in San...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 5, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT Tags: Administration and Leadership Mobile Integrated Healthcare Source Type: news
Geriatric ED: Cost-Efficient Hub of Care
Geriatric emergency departments can pay for themselves by meeting healthcare reform incentive goals
No one can deny the aging of our population in general, and of the emergency department patient load in particular. But there is some disagreement about how EDs should respond – specifically whether it is appropriate to design geriatric emergency departments. After all, in an era of belt-tightening and budget slashing is it really our priority to invest in softer mattresses, warmer lighting and aromatherapy?
I aim to dispel the myth that geriatric EDs are just about superficial aesthetic improvements and show that these de...
Source: EPMonthly.com - December 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
