Medicare & Medicaid
Encounter data will make up 25 percent of risk score calculations.
Text mining technology will help the accountable care organization close identifying at-risk patients to close gaps in care, said its chief medical officer.
The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday accepted a request by the American Hospital Association and five other healthcare groups for an expedited brief schedule.
The QualityNet Secure Portal, or QNet streamlines data submission methods to make it easier for eligible hospitals and CAH's to report.
The findings contradict the notion that the new payment system will result in hospitals seeing a drastic cut in reimbursement.
As with many issues, there's a party divide, with healthcare a much higher priority for Democrats and independent voters than Republican voters.
Particularly surprising was the speed at which the improvements took place, with better surgical quality results within two years of the expansion.
Seeking class action status, the suit claims CMS Administrator Seema Verma, acting HHS Secretary Eric Hargan and others bypassed legislative processes.
The highest-risk Medicare program has grown from 27 providers when it started in 2016.
Patients, physicians and payers rely heavily on these overall ratings, which have climbed higher as self-reported scores have trended upward.