Prepping for Maternity Care Bundles
Many healthcare leaders think episode of care payments make sense for maternity and newborn care, but few know how to make them work. Those at the forefront of this payment innovation share what they have learned.
MACRA Timeline: MIPS and Advanced APM Reporting Requirements for Payment Year 2019
This useful tool displays a MACRA final rule timeline of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model (Advanced APM) reporting requirements for payment year 2019.
The Challenge of Treating Addiction in America
HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, talks about the need for healthcare stakeholders to face the challenge of treating addiction in America.
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.