Jun 5, 2018 | Federal
Telligen hires Maureen Schafer to direct veteran’s health programs and facilitate growth within the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Administration. Telligen is pleased to welcome Maureen Schafer, PhD, as director of military health programs. In this role, Dr....
May 10, 2018 | Federal
CMS Changes Name of EHR Incentive Program and Advancing Care Information Performance Category The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has re-branded both the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs (aka Meaningful Use) and the Merit-Based...
Apr 17, 2018 | Federal
As the industry shifts toward value-based care, clinical pathways play a major role in efforts to improve quality and lower costs. The words “clinical pathways” conjure up the image of a physician or other healthcare professional guiding a patient through...
Mar 5, 2018 | Federal
What is Value-Based Reimbursement? Although value-based reimbursement is a complex subject, the end goal is straight-forward: rewarding providers for the quality of care provided, versus the number and type of procedures. In short, value-based reimbursement promotes...
Feb 28, 2018 | Federal
In recent years we’ve seen a notable reduction in the growth of Medicare spending compared to prior decades, both overall and per beneficiary. This reduction can be partially attributed to policy changes, such as adoption of new healthcare reimbursement...
Feb 14, 2018 | Federal
Antibiotic resistance causes 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths each year in the U.S, leading to a public health crisis. The Problem: Healthcare providers agree that overuse and misuse of antibiotics is a public health crisis. Research has shown that unnecessary...
