Tag: CMS

Value-based care: can we get there with current tools?

By Robert M. Rowley, MD By Robert M. Rowley, MD We are…

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Socioeconomic Factors Crucial for Provider Performance Measurement in a Value-Based Paradigm

Healthcare reform established several programs to measure provider performance in an effort…

Ashish Varshneya Ashish Varshneya

Future Outlook: Medicare Advantage Plans & Risk Adjustment

All aspects of health care delivery and financing are undergoing change at…

David Harlow David Harlow

CMS for Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Update

 Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program was implemented nationwide for Medicare Parts…

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Weekly Dose of Top 5 Healthcare Stories You Might’ve Missed

From our partner site, Healthcare Dive, we wanted to share the top 5…

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CMS Finds More Than 10% of Payments Paid Improperly

   GAO Report Identifies Vulnerabilities in CMS’s Enrollment ProcessTo enroll in Medicare,…

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CMS Proposed Payment Changes for Outpatient Procedures

On July 14, 2014, the CMS released its Proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective…

Andy Salmen Andy Salmen

7 Ways to Improve Your Readmission Rates

Summary: As most of us are aware, readmissions is a hot topic,…

Linda Ringquist Linda Ringquist

Are You Ready for Bundled Payments?

CMS just put out a call this month for additional participants in…

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Medicare Advantage Cuts Don’t Bite: Health Insurers’ Stocks Rally

Late Friday, after the stock market closed, the Centers for Medicare &…

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