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Alternative Payment Models

When Will Federal Healthcare Officials Liberate CMMI to Create Appealing Innovation?

At a moment when the MSSP Program is particularly vulnerable, are officials at HHS and CMS preparing new offerings through CMMI that will appeal to provider leaders? Why the question...
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Artifical Intelligence/Machine Learning

Research: Physician Burnout is a Public Health Crisis; Improving EHR Usability is Critical

Physician burnout is a public health crisis and addressing the problem requires improving electronic health record (EHR) standards with a strong focus on usability and open application...
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Policy & Value-Based Care

Four Ways RCM Must Transform for the Shift to Value-Based RCM

A recurring theme of value-based care is the need for practices to undergo transformation and adjust their practices, clinically and operationally. But how should they transform...
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Policy & Value-Based Care

CMS: 93% of Clinicians Get Positive Payment Adjustments for MIPS Year 1

Ninety-three percent of MIPS-eligible clinicians received a positive payment adjustment for their performance in 2017, and 95 percent overall avoided a negative payment adjustment...
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Policy & Value-Based Care

Healthcare Leaders Praise Telehealth Advancements, Delayed E&M Coding Changes in Recent CMS Rule

Starting in 2019, for the first time, CMS will reimburse providers for virtual check-ins with patients, regardless of the patient’s location—a move that drew praise from many ...