Two Republican senators, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, have announced an alternative to replace Obamacare. The announcement came amidst increasing pressure on the GOP to create a substitute to the previous healthcare law. The new plan is currently being identified as “Obamacare replacement plan” grants […]
The government continues to work hard to provide a properly functioning health system to everyone at the federal, state, and local level. There are government oversight agencies that may license health insurance companies or health care professionals, administer a state Medicaid program and monitor efficacy […]
Although many of us have successfully made it to the new year and are going fine with our new year resolutions, but clinicians participating in the PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) and VM (Value-Based Payment Modifier) 2016 programs are finding 2017 a bit hard to keep up with. The conclusion of the reporting period welcomes [...]
Interoperability is a pressing issue in the world of healthcare today. Over the past 8 years, the US healthcare industry has ushered in an era of widespread health information technology (IT) adoption. Nearly every practice out there uses EHR or EMR systems and has successfully eliminated the use of paper […]
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rules for the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) on 14th October 2016. Amongst many changes was the flexibility in reporting measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) pathway. The changes were prompted after CMS revealed the MIPS measures in [...]
Ask a layman and they will tell you that the medical profession is the most profitable. This myth is so prevalent not even shows like Grey’s Anatomy or House have dispelled it. When people think of doctors they think high salaries, fancy cars and summer homes. They hardly ever think of the years spent studying, [...]