Value based care and population health management By Greg Miller The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to emphasize the need for independent physicians to provide quality care that is reimbursed not on the basis of the quantity ... September 18th Share
What are value-based care programs? By Damien Neuman The move toward value-based care began in 2008 with the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA). Ten years later, in 2018, there are a number of ... September 10th Share
How CMS is trying to tackle interoperability By Sam Peirce In a continuing effort to promote interoperability between electronic health record (EHR) systems, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued, as part of their ... September 4th Share
2017 MIPS performance results so far By Sam Peirce The Quality Payment Program (QPP) is an incentive program for healthcare providers implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The QPP rewards value and outcomes, ... August 29th Share
CMS recommends EHR integration of PDMP data to improve opioid prescribing and reduce provider burden By Sam Peirce In a letter addressed to State Medicaid Directors, the Acting Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Tim Hill, urges the use of prescription monitoring tools to ... August 24th Share
How can independent physicians leverage search engine optimization (SEO)? By Nick Dealtry What exactly is search engine optimization (SEO) and why would an independent physician be concerned about it? Although physicians are focused on treating and ensuring the health of their ... August 14th Share