This past month, CMS published several new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its website addressing questions about the EHR incentive programs, and in particular how to attest to certain measures
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New Study Suggests Defensive Medicine May Be Effective in Reducing Malpractice Liability
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A new study in the BMJ suggests that the more services a physician provides to his or her patients, the less likely the physician is to be sued for malpractice. …
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The Switch to ICD-10
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The long-anticipated implementation of ICD-10 coding finally began this past Thursday, October 1, 2015. As of that date, government and commercial payors ceased to accept claims under the old coding…
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Are the Days of Private Medical Practice Over?
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According to a recent study published by Accenture, only 1 in 3 physicians will be in independent private medical practice by 2016. What’s killing the private medical office? No surprise…
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Practice Planning in Uncertain Times
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These are uncertain times for physicians. The future of healthcare is uncertain for everyone involved, from payors to providers to consumers. In fact, there may be only one universal certainty…
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CMS Releases Physician Value Modifier Payment Data
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Many physicians are aware of the push by the Medicare program to move away from a fee for service physician payment model to one which recognizes higher quality and lower…
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Physicians Go On Strike
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According to various news outlets, physicians at the University of California student health centers (as many as 150 physicians in all) went on strike this week in protest of…
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HHS to Shift 90% of Fee-For Service Payments to Performance-Based Payments by 2018
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Yesterday the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally announced HHS’ intention to shift 90% of all traditional Medicare payments from fee-for-service (FFS) to quality or…
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Study Finds That Many Hospitals Are Losing Money On Physician Networks
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In news that may not come as a shock to those of us who have been through the cycle of hospitals purchasing physician practices before, a recent study has found…
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HHS Cost Data Transparency Perhaps Not So Transparent
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Despite the Department of Health and Human Services’ intent to make Medicare healthcare cost data more transparent for the healthcare consumer, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government …
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