A couple of weeks ago, organized medicine along with most physicians in this country breathed a sigh of relief when the Senate followed the House and overwhelmingly voted to repeal the Sustainable … [Read more...]
2015 PQRS Registry: CKD Measures Group
Chances are you woke up feeling a little more tired this morning due to the “spring ahead” time change. If that’s the case, I have just the boost to wake you up—PQRS in 2015! Just when you thought you … [Read more...]
2012 Medicare billing data: Should we care how much you billed?
Spring has finally sprung here in Southside Virginia, and I hope the same has happened in your neck of the woods. Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island for the past few weeks, you are likely … [Read more...]
PQRS in 2012
Recently I discussed changes in the Physician Quality Reporting program available for 2011. It is hard to believe this program is now in its 5th year. The old adage “time flies when you are having … [Read more...]
Physician Compare: The Train Has Left the Station
The 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) mentioned the Health and Human Services requirement to establish a Physician Compare website by January 1, 2011. This deadline was one of several … [Read more...]
Accountable Care Organizations: A Look at the Proposed Rule
On March 31, 2011, Health and Human Services published the notice of public rule making (NPRM) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Established by the Affordable Care Act, ACOs are proposed to … [Read more...]
The 5010 Transaction Standard & Why It Matters
Obscured by all of the buzz and excitement surrounding meaningful use and the EHR incentive program are two other areas within Health IT that require our attention. Most of us have heard of ICD-10 … [Read more...]
Medicare or Medicaid? Which Pill Should I Swallow?
Sci-Fi fans will recall the scene from the Wachowski brothers’ 1999 classic “The Matrix” where Morpheus is offering civilization’s great hope, Neo, a choice—take the red pill or the blue pill. Neo, … [Read more...]
