Health Blawg

JULY 2, 2018

We talked about the different incentives in fee for service and value-based payment systems, and noted that even in most value-based systems, individual provider level activity is usually coded in the same manner as activity in fee for service systems, thus potentially skewing individual provider incentives.

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Health Blawg

JULY 2, 2018

We talked about the different incentives in fee for service and value-based payment systems, and noted that even in most value-based systems, individual provider level activity is usually coded in the same manner as activity in fee for service systems, thus potentially skewing individual provider incentives.

Payment Systems 60

Payment Systems Electronic Medical Records Medicare Medicare 60

Health Blawg

JULY 2, 2018

We talked about the different incentives in fee for service and value-based payment systems, and noted that even in most value-based systems, individual provider level activity is usually coded in the same manner as activity in fee for service systems, thus potentially skewing individual provider incentives.

Payment Systems 60

Payment Systems Electronic Medical Records Medicare Medicare 60

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2021

Cavanaugh previously has served as the deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and as deputy director for programs and policy in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

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CMS.gov

MAY 31, 2018

I’m pleased to announce that 91 percent of all clinicians eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) participated in the first year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) – exceeding our goal of 90 percent participation. Leadership. Legislation. Physicians. Rural health. Meeting the Challenges Ahead.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million in federal funding Dignity Health – Memorial Hospital awarded Primary Heart Attack Center Certification Kaiser trash inspections end in $49M settlement L.A. Labor board official sues Colorado hospital over allegedly withheld nurse pay CONNECTICUT $14.5M There’s a group that doubts it deserves it.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% Some local ER doctors are adamantly opposed. to settle Medicare fraud claims Maine in top 10 for health care, No. To Address SDOH Needs U.S. To Address SDOH Needs U.S. ranked by U.S.

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Redox

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Perhaps more importantly, Meaningful Use spurred adoption on the provider side, requiring that providers use certified EHRs to receive Medicare and Medicaid funds. Whereas previously doctors likely had to launch a portal, they could now view this information in the context of their normal workflows (see an example on slide 30 here ).

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Hall Render

JANUARY 26, 2024

Children’s National Hospital taps Clearway to deliver $2.8M Children’s National Hospital taps Clearway to deliver $2.8M

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes 40

Kaiser Health News

JUNE 29, 2022

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Medicare Advantage plans accept a set fee from the government for covering a person’s health care.

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Hall Render

MARCH 15, 2024

to 12.2%: 34 health systems ranked by operating margins Healthcare job cuts down 52% year over year Health care providers may be losing up to $100 million a day from cyberattack. From -6.8%

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

He took a victory lap on recent accomplishments like capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And he sparred with Republicans in the audience — who jeered and called him a liar — over GOP proposals that would cut Medicare and Social Security. Here is the tape. We got unanimity!

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