Reimbursement
Hanging above physicians like the mythical sword of Damocles, the sustainable growth rate (SGR) provision, a formulaic approach to restrain the growth of Medicare spending on physician services, threatens to impose a 24.4 percent decrease to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on Jan. 1, 2014.
Covered California, the state-run Obamacare health insurance exchange, announced yesterday that 59,000 people have so far signed up for health insurance.
After launching an accountable care organization program a year and a half ago, the Purchase, N.Y.-based WESTMED Medical Group has improved nine out of 10 health quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction and just recently received a big bonus check for its results, company officials announced Wednesday.
After launching an accountable care organization program a year and a half ago, WESTMED Medical Group has improved quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction and just recently received a big bonus check for its results.
The dental industry is not commonly considered a source of “best practices” for general healthcare reimbursement, but dental practices employ a number of strategic approaches that can be leveraged by other providers.
From the much anticipated launch on Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, a total of 106,185 Americans selected private health plans in Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services estimates.
As patient engagement gains momentum, and technology enables easier access to personal health information, many providers still charge patients for copies of their records. That's allowed under HIPAA and HITECH. But is it wise?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan is extending its value-based reimbursement model to the northern part of the state.
About 8,000 Washington residents will soon receive letters informing them that the price they are expecting to pay for health insurance purchased on the new online exchange marketplace is incorrect.
Traditional commercial health plans might soon face increasing competition from local hospital-sponsored insurance plans and other alternative payers, research from Valence Health has found.