Healthcare Finance Staff
More hospitals are receiving penalties than bonuses in the second year of Medicare's quality incentive program, and the average penalty is steeper than it was last year, government records show.
The complexities of managing dual eligibles may cause difficulties for health plans and providers trying to achieve improved quality outcomes.
Aetna is partnering with an oncology practice in Pennsylvania to offer members seeking cancer care a patient-centered medical home network, and to offer clinicians a decision-support application.
The Obama Administration's latest triage for health reform is largely a punt to states on insurance policy cancellations, and could bring consequences of its own.
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.
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.