Executive Summary: CMS Quality Payment Program 2018 Final Rule
This document briefly summarizes key financial and operational impacts from the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) final rule, published by CMS.
Executive Summary: CMS 2018 PFS Final Rule
This document highlights key financial and operational impacts from the CY18 PFS final rule, published by CMS.
How to Be a Good Payer Partner
Health plans seek provider partners who are organized for population health, and CFOs can provide the leadership to guide such infrastructure investments.
HFMA’s Regulatory Sound Bites: An Overview of the Final 2018 IPPS Rule
This presentation provides important details of the FY18 IPPS final rule, published by CMS.
Executive Summary: Final 2018 OPPS/ASC Rule
This document provides a brief summary of key financial and operational impacts from the 2018 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule.
Early Physician Involvement Vital in Advanced Care Delivery Models
When a healthcare organization plans to implement an advanced care delivery model, early physician involvement is key because of the role that physicians play in many parts of the operation.
Of Noise and Signal: Why Bundled Payment Keeps Moving Forward
CMS has not moved decisively in developing bundled-payment, episode-of-care payment models, leaving states and health plans to lead the way with innovative approaches.
Trend Toward Increasing Payer Deductions Continues
Payer deductions continue to increase, with government payers far exceeding private and managed care plans.
Crafting a Comprehensive MACRA Strategy
With regulations set forth by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 in full swing, physician organizations should prepare for change.
The Fiscal Realities of a Single Payer Healthcare System
More Americans are in favor of a single-payer approach to health care, but the financial ramifications should be fully explored.