2015 Mid-Year Quality and Resource Use Reports Now Available
(Source – CMS.gov) CMS has released the 2015 Mid-Year Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) to groups and solo practitioners
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Payment and Delivery System Reform in Medicare: A Primer on Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, and Bundled Payments
(By – Susan Baseman, Cristina Boccuti, Marilyn Moon, Shannon Griffin, and Tania Dutta – Kaiser Family Foundation) Policymakers, health care providers,
Read MoreCMS and major commercial health plans, in concert with physician groups and other stakeholders, announce alignment and simplification of quality measures
(Source – CMS.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), as part
Read MoreHLC Moving Toward “Transformative” Initiatives to Improve healthcare
Healthcare industry leaders have collaborative on steps to be taken to make healthcare more patient-centered and more efficient. In a
Read MoreCMS, Health Care Community Develop Standardized Quality Measures
(Source – CMS.gov) A collaboration between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed on a set of “core
Read MoreHospital Takes Steps in ACO Direction
With an objective of improving the quality and value of care for patients and achieving overall cost savings, one hospital has
Read MoreStudy Compares Rural and Urban Hospital Costs
(Source – www.beckershospitalreview.com) A new study by iVantage Health Analytics contrasts the list prices of hospital care at rural acute care hospitals
Read MoreWill Healthcare.gov Get A California Makeover?
(By – Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News) When 28-year-old Charis Hill found out the medication to treat her degenerative arthritis condition
Read MoreAetna’s Stratety to Transition to Value-Based Payments Leads to New ACO
Delaware Valley ACO, currently operating with 671 affiliated primary care physicians, is now aligned with Aetna in a moved designed to
Read MoreThe Skilled Nursing Environment is Changing
A continuing sea-change in the field of health care is driving a corresponding evolution in the way skilled nursing services
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