My daily news routine includes listening to NPR during my morning commute and clicking on my iPhone “News” app at least once or twice during the day. Recently online news headlines have started with, … [Read more...]
What Will Happen to MACRA Under a Trump Administration?
It’s President’s Day! While doing some quick research, I concluded that some consider today a day to recognize all presidents, past and present. Others consider it a celebration of certain key … [Read more...]
Nephrology News Roundup
Here’s a roundup of nephrology news over the past few weeks. Click on the headlines to browse the articles. Or, if you’ve discovered other newsworthy items that may be of interest to our team or your … [Read more...]
Great Expectations: Health IT in 2017
Happy New Year! To get our Acumen blog off to a value-based start we asked health IT (HIT) experts to give us their perspective on HIT progress in 2016 and hopes for 2017. Please enjoy these 2016 … [Read more...]
Experience of Care: Healthcare’s 3-Point Line
Anybody watch basketball last week? I am not a big fan of the NBA, and let’s face it, the recent NCAA men’s basketball final was a tough act to follow, but there were two remarkable NBA games on the … [Read more...]
Medicare Rates for Medicaid Services
The Affordable Care Act contains a wide variety of initiatives which influence the practice of medicine. Among those is the looming expansion of the Medicaid program. By raising the eligibility … [Read more...]
SCOTUS and the ACA: Look Before You Leap
As much of the country enjoyed triple-digit temperatures during the last weekend in June, I contemplated what to write about this week. The “hottest” topic in our world this week is the Supreme … [Read more...]
