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Medicare Open Enrollment: Trick or Treat?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Open Enrollment

ETC Final Rule Part Two: The Scary Details

Timothy Mcnamara, MD, MPH, Director, Clinical Health Information Technology
October 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model

ETC: The Final Rule Has Arrived

Timothy Mcnamara, MD, MPH, Director, Clinical Health Information Technology
October 13, 2020 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model

Spurring Innovation

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
August 17, 2020 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: JASN

Kidney Care Choices Update: June 25, 2020

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
June 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, Kidney Care Choices Tagged With: CKCC, CMMI, KCC

KCC: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
April 13, 2020 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, Kidney Care Choices

Quality Reporting Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
March 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, ESCO, MIPS, Nephrology News

Kidney Care Choices: Show Me the Money!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
February 3, 2020 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, Kidney Care Choices Tagged With: AMCP, ASN, CKCC, CKD cap, ESRD Treatment Choices model, Kidney Care Choices, PBA, QPP, transplant bonus

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