CMS Deadline Approaching for the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Data Submission
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind you that the 2015 PQRS
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Author: Gerry Hafer
Housing Project Takes On Seniors’ Health
(By – David Gorn, Kaiser Health News) Hui-Zhen Li doesn’t speak English, but here she can speak freely. She’s standing
Read MoreUsing Data To Help Home Health Workers Manage Patients’ Conditions
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health news) There is little in Ruby’s life that is easy. Nearly blind and unable to
Read MoreMedicare To Test New Payment Approaches For Some Prescription Medications
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News) Medicare plans to test new ways to pay for prescription medications given in
Read MoreReport Details Senior Health Care That Misses The Mark
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser health News) Quality over quantity. As people get older, their health care goals may shift
Read MoreManaging Depression A Challenge In Primary Care Settings, Study Finds
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Often referred to as the “common cold of mental health,” depression causes about
Read MoreRetail Clinics Add Convenience But Also Hike Costs, Study Finds
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser health news) Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and
Read MoreTrumpCare Takes It On The Chin
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health Care) There may finally be one thing Republicans hate more than ObamaCare: TrumpCare. The
Read MoreMedicare Plans Score Higher Ratings And Millions In Bonuses
(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser health News) Vantage Health Plan executives saw an opportunity when they realized few of their female
Read MorePhysician Groups Receive Upward, Neutral, or Downward Adjustments to Their Medicare Payments in 2016 Based on Their Performance on Quality and Cost Efficiency Measures
(Source – CMS.gov) CMS posted results from the implementation of the second year of the Value-based Payment Modifier (Value Modifier),
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