Beyond the Medicare Annual Well Visit: Maximizing Revenue for Hospital-Owned Practices
Medicare-covered services may present a new source of revenue for hospital-owned physician practices.
Hospitals Face Challenges From Medicare Cost and Payment Trends
An analysis finds that Medicare payments for hospital admissions are declining even as hospitals’ cost per admission is rising, pointing to an increased need for aggressive cost containment efforts by hospitals.
Managing the Ethical Aspects of MACRA
Value is the key driver and organizing principle of MACRA and MIPS. Therefore, it is critical to define value from the view of different healthcare stakeholders.
HFMA Final Rule Summary: Advancing Care Coordination Through Episodic Payment Models
This document consists of three separate summaries of CMS's final rule implementing three new Medicare Parts A and B episode payment models, a Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Incentive Payment Model and modifications to the existing Comprehensive Care for Joint (CJR) Replacement Model.
Expert: Outlook for Value ‘Quite Unknown’ Under New President
Robert Berenson, healthcare industry expert, says the healthcare value movement still has a ways to go to realize its full potential.
Two Signs of Healthcare’s Improvement as the ACA Nears Its Denouement
Ken Perez discusses developments regarding hospital-acquired conditions and hospital readmissions.
Webinar: Key Healthcare Trends Will Continue Under Trump
Amid many likely changes in healthcare policy under the Trump administration, the transition to value-based care and the need to be innovative in care delivery and business processes will continue.
HFMA Executive Summary: Episodic Payment Model for Cardiac and Hip Fractures Final Rule
This document provides ten issues providers need to understand regarding the Episodic Payment Model (EPM) for Cardiac and Surgical Hip Femur Fracture Treatment final rule.
Medicare’s Quality Initiatives Present New Management Challenges
Value-based purchasing and reduction of readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions are coming into focus for hospitals thanks to Medicare initiatives.
Outlook for Healthcare Policy: Uncertain
Previous Republican initiatives to replace the ACA are being used to guide expectations about what a replacement measure would entail.