by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
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 big decisions to make; “Which episode initiators are you going to...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
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 the public and private sectors; to include members from the Office...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
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 audits all the time. In fact, about 31% of all audits result...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
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 CMS, to put patients first and address the deficiencies of care for...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
A new case-mix classification system to reward value, not volume. The research community has been calling on CMS to modernize the payment model under the skilled nursing facilities prospective payment system (SNF PPS) for years; citing that the current system...
by Natoshia Erickson | Healthcare
Health systems worldwide have implemented fixed reimbursement models as a means of controlling costs and improving efficiency in care delivery. Australia, Canada, Denmark, and the U.S. are just a few countries that have successfully carried out this refactoring of...
