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Change: Had enough?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
April 9, 2018 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: APMs, ESCO, JAMA, MACRA, MedPAC, MIPS, NEJM, Patients Act, PQRS, QPP, VM

The HITECH Act: Then, and Now

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
September 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

A stroll down memory lane

Can you believe it? Fall officially begins this Friday! The football season is underway, the leaves will soon change colors, and before you know it, the College Hoops season will begin! It is hard to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Health IT, Meaningful Use Tagged With: ARRA, CEHRT, EHRs, Health IT, HITECH, John Halamka, Meaningful Use, Micky Tripathi, MU, National Coordinators, NEJM, ONC, Terry Ketchersid

Quality: More Than Checking a Box

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
February 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

For a number of months, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about value-based healthcare. As mentioned in this blog before, we are in the midst of a substantial transition, one that moves us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: ACO, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), BPCI, dialysis QIP, EHR, ESCO, ESRD, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Michael Porter, MIPS, MU, National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, NEJM, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT), physician VM, PQRS, QIP, Terry Ketchersid, value-based healthcare

Migrating from Volume to Value: Are you ready?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 2, 2015 Leave a Comment

Migrating geese

Can you believe it’s already November? Seems like only a few months ago we were discussing the SGR repeal. Now the leaves have fallen, college football is in full swing, and as I type, the World … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: alternative payment models, APM, BPCI, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement, CCJR, chronic care management codes, Comprehensive Care and Joint Replacement program, ESCOs, MIPS, NEJM, Robert Mechanic, Sylvia Burwell, Terry Ketchersid

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