CMS Announces A New Rural Health Strategy
CMS has announced the launch of their first Rural Health Strategy aimed at reducing regulatory burden and improving access to care for rural patients. This strategy is part of a larger framework for...
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HIPAA Audit? 5 Things You Should Do to Prepare
You’ve received notice that you’re going to be audited by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for HIPAA privacy and security compliance. First thing you need to do… don’t panic! Companies survive HIPAA...
View ArticleThe National ACO, Bundle Payments and MACRA Summit
Recently, our team attended the 2018 National ACO, Bundled Payments, and MACRA Summit in Washington D.C. Over the course of three days we heard from some of the industry’s top thought leaders from both...
View ArticleBPCI-Advanced: What to Consider Before Committing
So you’re considering BPCI-Advanced, eh? Which means you’re most likely up to your eyeballs in data right now trying to figure out your positioning. Over the next 1 month and 15 days, you have some...
View ArticleCMS Announces First Ever Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference
CMS announced June 20th, 2018 that they will be holding their first ever developer conference for the Blue Button 2.0 initiative. The conference is to be held August 13, 2018, in Washington D.C. “The...
View ArticleAre the Vulnerable and High-risk, at Risk, Under Accountable Payment Models?
Are accountable care organizations failing to help the high-risk and vulnerable populations it was intended to serve? Are providers hesitating to shift their most vulnerable patients to payment models...
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Measuring Risk by Vulnerability, Not Just Burden of Illness
A primary objective of value-based care is to increase provider accountability in delivering better health outcomes. This is driven out through Alternative Payment Models (APMs) such as capitation,...
View ArticleVulnerability & Risk Are Not Synonymous in Population Health Management
The term “vulnerable” keeps popping up in the context of population health management. More and more, I am seeing marketing around solutions that identify vulnerable populations and how they are using...
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Medicare Insolvency, What you Need to Know
Despite efforts and trends to slow the growth of U.S. national health expenditures, we have just 7 years until we experience insolvency in the Medicare Part A trust fund, otherwise known as the...
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Attribution: The Underlying Conundrum in Population Health Management
The ultimate goal of any managed care model (e.g., HMO, PPO, POS, PCMH, ACO, etc.) is to improve the health of the population, enhance the experience and outcomes of the patient, and reduce per capita...
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