Since April 27 the MACRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) has been a hot topic. Last week, attendees at a nephrology medical meeting expressed concern about the impact of MACRA on solo and small … [Read more...]
Resource Use: The Murky Waters of MIPS
Honestly, I was not going to do this to you. With the exception of Dugan Maddux’s recent post, the Acumen blog has been drowning in the ocean of MACRA for what seems like months now. But given that … [Read more...]
Clinical Practice Improvement Activities: The New Kid on the Block
Last week Dr. Dugan Maddux kindly gave us a reprieve from all of the MACRA talk on the blog. However, that break was short lived as we continue to unpackage the monster that is MIPS. With the first … [Read more...]
HIPAA: P is for Portability
Today I’m thinking about access to healthcare data and how much has changed over the past decade with the adoption of EHRs. If I put on my Mom/caregiver hat, my children’s vaccinations are a good … [Read more...]
MIPS and the Small Practice
Last week Dr. Dugan Maddux brought us a wonderful display of colorful images to help us digest the contents of the MACRA proposed ruling. At a high-level view, the program initially doesn’t seem like … [Read more...]
MACRA in Images
A lot has been published about MACRA in the past weeks. The Quality Payment Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published on April 27, 2016, and the Federal Register Proposed Rule … [Read more...]
Twitter Data: Springing Into Real-Time Insights
It’s finally Spring, even in Boston, and our yard is atwitter. Birds are tweeting from the dogwood tree and yew hedge while waiting their turn to grab sunflower seed from the feeder. Our backyard … [Read more...]
Above Average
"Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." Garrison Keillor, News from Lake Wobegon As any … [Read more...]
