ICD-10 Readiness: Background & FAQ
This piece is the first of a two part series discussing the transition to ICD-10. The ICD-10 transition should be a high priority concern in healthcare. Today, the healthcare industry is rapidly moving...
View ArticleICD-10 Readiness: Implementation & Producing Results
This piece is the second of a two part series discussing the transition to ICD-10. As I mentioned before, the healthcare industry is rapidly moving closer to the October 1, 2013 compliance date for...
View ArticleFinal Meaningful Use (MU) ruling has arrived! What stays and what goes?
Last Tuesday, CMS and ONC released rulings for 2015-2017 Modified Stage 2 objectives as well as some details for Stage 3 Meaningful Use. News spread quickly that the changes outlined in the Modified...
View ArticleChronic Care Management – Slow to Take Off!
It seems like every day I read another article about the CMS Chronic Care Management (CCM) Program and how not as many organizations are participating as anticipated. It is important to note that...
View ArticlePQRS and the Value Modifier – Do you Stay the Course or Change Direction?
Starting in 2013, CMS began to phase in a new program known as the Value-Based Modifier, “VM” for short. Each year, practices are provided with a Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR). CMS uses the...
View ArticleMACRA Proposed Ruling: Medicare Quality Payment Program
On April 27, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) released a proposed ruling for a solution to replace the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) which was repealed last...
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