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.
The ACA—and Other Healthcare Issues Confronting a New Congress
Republicans have promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act when Congress convenes in 2017, but they have other healthcare considerations to address, as well.
A Framework for Predicting the Trump Administration’s Health Policy Moves
Considered unpredictable by many, the policies of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are beginning to take shape in health care.
MIPS Implementation: What Healthcare Stakeholders Need to Know
Healthcare policy expert Billy Wynne analyzes what providers need to know heading into implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) component of MACRA.
CY17 OPPS Final Rule Summary
This document summarizes the financial and operational impacts of CMS's CY17 OPPS final rule.
CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary
This document provides a summary of important CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule updates.
Negotiating a Joint-Venture Health Plan
Aspirus is one of many health systems that partner with insurance companies to form joint-venture health plans that bring healthcare financing and delivery closer together.
Ask the Experts: Payment Adjustments and Meaningful Use
Our organization has not made any effort to attest to meaningful use, and we have received a notice from CMS with attestation deadline dates in February 2017. Will we experience payment adjustments in the upcoming fiscal year? How can I confirm our status?
Executive Summary: CMS 2017 PFS Final Rule
This document provides the key financial and operational impacts from the 2017 PFS final rule, published in the November 15, 2016, Federal Register.