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Geisinger Health System's plan to offer refunds for 'dissatisfied' surgery patients came out of extensive study on how to react when patients have bad experiences, the healthcare provider said. Now it's putting its faith in the ProvenExperience program and app to turn bad situations around.
OIG will determine the extent to which Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services validated hospital inpatient quality reporting data.
While some carriers may see the need to instate payment guidelines, the overwhelming majority of physicians surveyed cite administrative issues and a lack of billing services to address the need for reimbursement tools as a major detraction from implementing telehealth into their practices.
Millions of consumers who are enrolled this year could pay higher rates if they stay in the same health plan next year, according to a study released Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Stock awards continue to make the bulk of the compensation package, making up close to half of all board compensation packages in 2014, the study said.
The goal is to increase the approximately 59 percent of Humana individual Medicare Advantage members who have primary care physicians participating in value-based relationships, to 75 percent by the end of 2017.
To encourage more people to sign up in Florida, Obamacare assisters are handing out flyers at food truck festivals, farmers' markets and health fairs.
Under the model, hospitals in 67 geographic areas will receive additional payments if quality and spending performance are strong, or if not, have to potentially repay Medicare for a portion of the spending for care for a lower extremity joint replacement procedure.
The new organization would be comprised of eight hospitals, a network of ambulatory sites, two established accountable care organizations, more than 1,700 aligned physicians and providers and a continuation of the academic relationship with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Aetna plans feature $10 copays for the specialists diabetics need such as endocrinologists, ophthalmologists and podiatrists, and offer free blood sugar test strips, glucose monitors and other diabetic supplies.