Pelzman's Picks: Dangers of Compassionate Use
(MedPage Today) -- Also: pitfalls of abortion laws, small practice survival, and more (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 6, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
& #039;Educate Yourself Now & #039; on MACRA, Advises Consultant
Can small practices make it through MACRA? In this podcast, Pam Minichiello of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative says it depends on preparation. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 25, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: ACO Healthcare Reform Compliance Practice Models Source Type: news
Integrated Care Shows Mixed Results in Quality, Cost Integrated Care Shows Mixed Results in Quality, Cost
The team-based model, merging mental and physical care, was superior for people with complex mental health and chronic diseases, an editorialist noted, but the costs may overwhelm small practices.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Tech Upgrades Pay Off for Small Practices
While upgrading your technology may cost you, it will pay off in the long run, according to recent research efforts. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 23, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Jeff Zabin Tags: Blog Health IT Tools Technology Overhead Source Type: news
JAMA editorial: ACOs reward big hospitals, but small practices, using mobile tech, are best bet to cut healthcare costs
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a point-counterpoint set of opinion pieces yesterday on whether ACOs, as an experiment, should be declared a failure. Massachusetts General physician Dr. Zirui Song and Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy Director Elliot Fisher argued for ACOs by pointing to the shades of grey between different types of ACOs and suggesting ways to focus future ACO efforts. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - August 17, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
The Benefits of Big Data at a Small Practice
Why is one OB/GYN practice dedicated to pulling information from its EHR and other data sources? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 15, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Aine Cryts Tags: Health IT EHR Technology Source Type: news
How Medicare regulatory penalties will change
Regulatory penalties under the current Medicare payment system have been rising, overwhelming physicians with reporting burdens just to avoid payment cuts. But how will financial penalties and bonuses change in the new system? Under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), regulatory penalties starting in 2019 will be much less severe, and physicians will have greater opportunity for bonuses.How MIPS will be different
The current pay-for-performance programs —the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the value-based payment modifier (VBM) and the Meaningful Use electronic health record program—ea...
Source: AMA Wire - August 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
MACRA Delay is & quot;Inevitable, & quot; Says Expert
In our latest podcast we spoke with two healthcare policy stakeholders on the potential delay of MACRA, and what it could mean for small practices. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 11, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: Health IT Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Can Small Practices Survive MACRA?
We asked two forward-thinking practices what may very well be the question of the year. Here ' s what they had to say. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 9, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: ACO Compliance Operations Practice Models Source Type: news
Small Practices Forging Ahead in Value-Based Care
Most physicians are skeptical of value-based care, but these four practices are proving to be outliers. What have they learned about their experiences? (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - August 8, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Gabriel Perna Tags: ACO Operations Practice Models Physician Compensation Source Type: news
Changes to shore up small practices under new Medicare payment system
The final rule for the new Medicare payment system is expected by November, yet the draft rule issued in April has many physicians in small or rural practices concerned that proper considerations have not been taken to set them up for success.When Congress enacted the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), it recognized the unique challenges of small and rural practices and required that special consideration be given to these practice types. But, theproposed rule provides only limited flexibility for small and rural physicians, which may jeopardize their ability to successfully participate.The infamous “t...
Source: AMA Wire - August 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
New model makes patient care more than face-to-face visits
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Two things that physicians want for their patients are more stability and fewer visits to the emergency department. But often the services that are needed to do so are unbillable, and the resources are hard to find otherwise. A new care model for oncologists intends to solve this problem by providing the resources needed to closely manage patients ’ care in-between their face-to-face treatments to reduce complications. < /p > < p >
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) developed the patient-centered oncology payment model, an alternative payment model (APM) that focuses on two things: making sure the...
Source: AMA Wire - July 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Later start date could ease transition to new Medicare system
Testifying before the U.S. Committee on Finance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt made known concerns about physician readiness for implementation of the new Medicare payment system. Physicians already know the answer to that problem—a later start date and transition period.
“We need to launch this program so that it begins on the right foot, and that means that every physician in the country needs to feel like they’re set up for success,” Slavitt said. “We remain open to multiple approaches. Some of the things … that we’re considering include alternative star...
Source: AMA Wire - July 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
HHS Grant Helps Small Practices Move to Value-based Models
A new grant program from HHS aims to help physicians in rural and underserved areas make the transition to value-based payment models. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - July 6, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Small Practices Squeezed by MACRA
(MedPage Today) -- Vast majority face pay cuts under proposed rule (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - July 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
