In a statement to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, the American Hospital Association (AHA) argued that Medicare value-based reimbursement programs, particularly pay-for-performance...
The Department of Health and Human Services recently granted over $100 million in awards to 1,304 health centers across the nation to help improve care quality and boost primary care services, according...
Just as consumers rate restaurants on Yelp.com on a scale of one to five stars, CMS has published star ratings for healthcare facilities on its Hospital Compare website to boost healthcare...
Two House Representatives, Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY), have recently introduced a healthcare transparency bill that would require CMS to delay the release of new hospital star ratings...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that almost 200 physician groups and 17 health insurance companies will join the Oncology Care Model, a value-based care program...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has called on the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise proposed Medicare reimbursement reforms for two post-acute care models. In separate...
A federal judge has struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to halt a proposed hospital merger between two Chicago-based healthcare organizations, reported the American Hospital...
By now, many healthcare providers are partaking in some form of value-based care, which aims to foster quality care while reducing healthcare costs. To achieve this, value-based care relies on care...
A group of 225 members of the House of Representatives recently wrote a letter urging CMS it to delay the release of the hospital star rating system because it does not include relevant quality measures...
The health payer industry and the federal government including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have positioned hospitals, clinics, and medical practices to adopt necessary...
Reducing claims reimbursement waste demands a closer look at the inner workings of the medical billing environment and how to improve provider interactions. A lack of communication may be a leading cause...
In an effort to measure hospital and patient care quality, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced the Hospital Quality Star Rating System. However, according to a recent...
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has allocated $500 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to aid health centers and increase primary care services, according to a recent press...
Value-based incentives may be gaining momentum as integral parts of physician reimbursement models. A recent survey by Sullivan, Cotter, and Associates confirms that using quality-based incentives and...
New legislation may be able to alleviate the healthcare and Medicare costs that have for so long caused issues regarding access to care in rural areas. Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) may see an...
On July 27, 2015, Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. announced in a press release that it will be one of the vendors approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to administer the...
Following the House's recent decision to pass the "doc-fix" bill to permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by a vote of 392 to 37, the healthcare industry...
Physician engagement is the key to improving how the American healthcare system performs in 2015 in regards to a smooth value-based care transition, according to The Advisory Board Company’s Annual...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces the release of a new CMS report, the 2015 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report, a comprehensive assessment of CMS’...
As the healthcare industry continues to advance and thrive, the most prominent organizations perpetually pursue effective supply chain management through the execution of three innovative methods: waste...
