A May 2017 HealthLeaders Intelligence Report on Value-Based Readiness found that 74% of surveyed providers depend on fee-for-service payments, and the remaining 26% rely on value-based payment. Providers, however, say that mix will change to 48% fee-for-service and 52% value-based...Read More »
The fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule, released earlier this month, decreased the number of electronic quality measure (eCQM) and calendar quarters for which hospitals must submit...Read More »
Q:How does the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC) determine which reviews to perform? Does SMRC work for CMS or our Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)? Read More »
CMS now plans to cancel two mandatory bundled payment programs, according to a new rule title posted to the Federal Register on August 10. The two rules, the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment Models and the...Read More »
Join Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, and Michelle Wieczorek, RN, RHIT, CPHQ, for a 90-minute webinar on how clinical documentation can ensure accurate capture of patients’ acuity and...Read More »
For the second year in a row, the Mayo Clinic tops the U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” of the best hospitals of 2017-2018, HealthLeaders Media reported.Read More »
Which types of clinicians will get “special status” from CMS for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) data submissions this year? CMS recently updated its website with a tool (available online) providers can use to check to see whether they are...Read More »
