I recently attended the 3rd Annual Acumen Users Conference held in Nashville, TN. On opening day I had the privilege of discussing the three CMS incentive programs that nephrologists face today. PQRS, … [Read more...]
Dialysis 5-Star Rating: The Curse of the Bell Curve
Readers of this blog are no doubt familiar with the complexities of providing medical care to patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). This patient population suffers with significant comorbidity … [Read more...]
The Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier (VM): Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?
The dog days of summer have certainly arrived. In addition to early morning runs in a sauna and always forgetting to apply sunscreen to the tops of my feet, this time of year brings additional sport. … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Audit: Are You Prepared?
Last week we made our annual summer trek to the beach. While there I watched with amazement as Tim Howard and company stymied a more-talented Belgian squad for the better part of two hours. Coach … [Read more...]
Interoperability: Pursuit of the Holy Grail
Imagine seeing patients in the year 2024. You are in clinic and the first patient is a 63 year old male, referred by a local primary care physician for proteinuria. He was in the hospital two weeks … [Read more...]
Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBP): A Closer Look
A few weeks ago we started a discussion about the Physician VBP. This week I’ll be taking a deeper dive into this relatively new CMS incentive program. I’d like to apologize at the outset for the … [Read more...]
CMS & ONC Circle the Wagons: A Stage 2 Delay?
A week ago we provided an introduction to a CMS program flying under the radar and planned to follow up with a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of the program. We’ve called an audible and on this … [Read more...]
The Physician Value-based Payment Modifier (VBP): A Primer
Over the years, we have reviewed a number of CMS programs that sit at the intersection of nephrology and information technology. Today we start a conversation about the new kid on the block, the … [Read more...]
