It’s been three months since my last blog post and a lot has changed! While I was off enjoying my newborn daughter, CMS released the much anticipated final rule for stage 2 modifications in … [Read more...]
Migrating from Volume to Value: Are you ready?
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...]
Acumen Blog Turns 5
To acknowledge another successful year for the Acumen blog, our editors looked to the blog’s 3 regular contributors for some thoughts on their experience writing for the nephrology community. This … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Audits: The Injustice of It All
Tomorrow is the first day of September and everyone reading this blog knows what that means…we are one month away from the ICD-10 transition! I don’t want to wear you out with that announcement, but I … [Read more...]
MIPS: Are You Ready?
We’re halfway through July and 72 days from the ICD-10 transition (yes, I am counting). The days are long and hot and some of us occasionally have trouble falling asleep at night. For those of you … [Read more...]
The Meaningful Use Hardship Exception: To File or Not to File?
Well, folks, the summer solstice has passed and the days are becoming imperceptibly shorter. In Southside Virginia the dog days of summer are upon us, and it is hot, really hot. The month of July is … [Read more...]
The Future of EHRs: Back to Basics?
If I had a dime for every time I heard someone in the medical field complain about tedious data entry in their EHR, let’s just say I would have a lot of dimes. This complaint isn’t new, in fact over … [Read more...]
Accountable Care: How Do We Measure Value?
I recently had the opportunity to speak about value-based healthcare to a group of physicians and hospital administrators. Value based healthcare is a hot topic these days, and the temperature is … [Read more...]
