I continue to be amazed by how quickly this year is flying by. October will soon be behind us and we will begin thinking about Thanksgiving. Standing between us and November, however, is Halloween. … [Read more...]
Open Payments: CMS Data Makes Headlines
Were you watching last week when the most eligible bachelor in the world got married? The $13 million George Clooney wedding generated the expected hoopla, with crowds of boats churning the canals of … [Read more...]
Misleading Patients: CMS Blindly Charges Ahead with 5 Star
“When buying a product or service, looking at ratings can often help narrow down the choices. Some websites offer ‘star’ ratings that give information about the quality of the products and services … [Read more...]
Seeing Stars: Unintended Consequences of the Dialysis 5-Star Rating Program
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...]
Highlights from the eHealth Initiative National Forum on Data & Analytics
eHealth Initiative (eHI) is a nonprofit group in Washington, DC that works to improve Health Information Technology (HIT) through stakeholder networking and advancing the national HIT dialogue. The … [Read more...]
Planning for 2014—It’s Not Too Late to Start
As I sit down to type this post, I realize how busy we have been this year. The telltale sign for me is looking up at the calendar and realizing the first month of 2014 is in the rearview mirror! The … [Read more...]
Nephrology and eRx
A couple of weeks ago, CMS published a report that may be of interest to our readers. The report describes the experience with the CMS PQRS and eRx programs through 2011, and it provides a glimpse at … [Read more...]
