MACRA – More Changes Coming to Healthcare DeliveryThe passage of the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)1 has contributed to changes…
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the beginning of the 2016 Phase Two Health Insurance Portability and…
Population Health’s Under Developed Capabilities Population Health’s Under Developed Capabilities Despite remarkable medical advances, Americans are sicker today than ever. With slow inevitability, individuals and society are accepting…
Healthcare Can Learn A Lot from Disney About How to Satisfy Patients Healthcare Can Learn A Lot from Disney About How to Satisfy Patients Do you remember when…
Telemedicine arrangements that generate revenue, not just cost savings while improving patient care and satisfaction Telemedicine arrangements that generate revenue, not just cost savings while improving patient care and…
Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to Be Patient Payment Liability Just Ain’t What it Used to BeBaseball is America’s past-time and Yogi Berra was…
Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was implemented nationwide for Medicare Parts A and B in January 2010 Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was implemented nationwide…
CMS to Administer Penalties for Excess Readmissions Once patients are discharged from the hospital, they have no desire to return. Hospitals also would prefer patients not be readmitted…
Healthcare Hits Hard and Dukes it Out With the FCC over TCPA Healthcare Hits Hard and Dukes it Out With the FCC over TCPAThe Federal Communications Commission…
Self-pay responsibility for health care is rising and is now the third largest payer behind Medicare and Medicaid. Self-pay responsibility for health care is rising and is…
