Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts and publishes an assessment of the quality and efficiency impact of the use of endorsed measures in CMS programs every three years as required by statute. The first report was published March 1, 2012 and the 2018 Impact Assessment Report is the third such report. The data-driven results […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced). Under traditional fee-for-service payment, Medicare pays providers for each individual service they perform. Under this bundled payment model, participants can earn additional payment if all expenditures for a […]
The EMR Time Crunch A common complaint among physicians across practices and specialties has been the amount of time that was previously spent attending to patients is now being occupied by clinical documentation. These time disparities can have adverse effects on physician-patient relationships, and also limit the number of patients able to receive care from […]
Part I There are numerous records that we maintain, or are maintained on us, over the course of our lives. Our school records track our grades and accolades. Our public records track our civic life and criminality. Our resumes document our accomplishments and abilities. And our medical records compile the history of our overall health […]
The cost of healthcare is once again at the center of a national debate. With premiums rising, the baby boomers aging, and diabetes, the most expensive disease in the world, affecting 10% of the US population, the rising cost of healthcare in America is an issue that affects all of us. In the past, the […]
When we think of artificial intelligence, the images that come to mind for many of us are probably somewhere along the lines of Rosie from The Jetsons or Arnold in Terminator. While we’re still most likely several years from sentient household or murder robots, AI is playing an increasingly large role in our everyday lives. One […]