The transition from winter to spring is one that I look forward to every year. Predictions for snowfall disappear from the forecast, trees and flowers are budding and blooming, and smell of fresh cut … [Read more...]
The PATIENTS Act: The Solution Has Arrived!
Can you believe we are starting the second full week of December? Not that I am counting, but I heard there are 12 shopping days left ahead of that big holiday on the horizon. Which, of course, means … [Read more...]
QPP 2018: The Final Rule Arrives
November is here and before long we will be welcoming the New Year. Following a remarkably exciting World Series, I am delighted the college hoops season is underway. The usual suspects are at the top … [Read more...]
ESCOs and QPs: Of Right Hands and Lefts
When you brushed your teeth this morning or ate your breakfast, odds are you used your right hand to drive the toothbrush or the spoon or fork. Roughly 85-90% of the world’s population is right … [Read more...]
Nephrology News Roundup
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Drugs - Global Market Outlook (2017-2023) According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Drugs market is expected to grow from $12.87 billion in … [Read more...]
The QPP in 2018: Fun with NPRM Numbers
It’s been just over a month since CMS released the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for the 2018 version of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Diana masterfully unpacked much of the meat in that … [Read more...]
June and the QPP
Here we are in the last week of June, and what a busy month it has been. We kicked off the month with a face-to-face meeting in DC with CMMI, where ESCO participants joined Next Gen ACO participants … [Read more...]
