Greetings Acumen blog readers! I hope this note finds you safe and well in the midst of the chaos that surrounds us these days. I am a few days late with a Halloween-related post, but rest assured I … [Read more...]
ETC Final Rule Part Two: The Scary Details
Last week we posted an introductory blog post regarding the ESRD Treatment Choices Final Rule that comes loaded with tricks (performance penalties) and treats (bonuses and incentives for home therapy … [Read more...]
ETC: The Final Rule Has Arrived
As if there wasn’t enough excitement from COVID-19, Medicare Advantage plans opening for dialysis patients, and additional new final regulations under the 21st Century Cures Act, CMS has dropped a … [Read more...]
Spurring Innovation
Who is John Galt? Greetings, Acumen blog readers. I hope each of you are navigating the many challenges we face today as best as can be expected. In close to a decade of writing this blog, I don’t … [Read more...]
Kidney Care Choices Update: June 25, 2020
June proved to be a month of updates from Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) regarding the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) models. As a quick acronym rundown before we get started, the … [Read more...]
KCC: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Dear Acumen blog readers, Much has transpired during the 3 weeks since our last post. COVID-19 continues to create very real problems in many communities around the country, and the pandemic makes … [Read more...]
Quality Reporting Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Greetings Acumen blog readers. Hard to believe that March is coming to a close. In years past we would have just completed 48 games in 4 days, but instead we are facing a new Madness this March. I … [Read more...]
Kidney Care Choices: Show Me the Money!
Welcome to the new decade, Acumen blog readers. Have you gotten used to typing or writing 2020? Neither have I! As we break new ground this decade, one of the things on our minds is the new nephrology … [Read more...]
