Quality and Safety
Some providers make a policy of referring anyone without insurance to public hospitals, creating duplicate visits and diagnostic testing that strains those already struggling institutions.
The organizations will see their Medicare reimbursement rates dip by 1 percent in the coming year.
While Longs Peak Family Practice was investigating a Nov. 5 ransomware attack, its infosec team discovered another hack into its system on Nov. 10.
$2.4 billion came from healthcare, including high-profile settlements with EHR vendor eClinicalWorks and EpiPen maker Mylan.
The troubles aren't over, however, with probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission still ongoing.
A lot of the money spent in the six months after a heart attack don't seem to be making much of a difference.
The data is used to judge physician performance and hospital performance, often driving managerial decisions such as compensation and employment.
Clinicians need technical assistance and greater program integrity to keep QPP from risk of fraud and improper payments, according to the Office of the Inspector General.
Best practices are emerging that healthcare organizations can use to optimize care and reduce ICU utilization that results from the procedures.
USC researchers say tool could be used to create an objective method for evaluating surgeon proficiency with implications for patient satisfaction and reimbursement.