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Yelp: A Growing Physician Review Site You Can’t Ignore
Like it or not, there’s a wealth of physician review sites available online 24/7.
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) passed by Congress in 2015, removed the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) assessment used to control Medicare spending. This change removed the requirement of Congress voting on and authorizing changes to the physician fee schedule. The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) transitioned into the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Medicare now rewards high-value, high-quality Medicare clinicians with payment increases – while at the same time reducing payments to those clinicians who are not meeting performance standards.
In the News: Shared Decision Making + PROs = Better Outcomes
Does shared decision making between doctor and patient actually improve the patient’s outcome?
In the News: AJRR Hits 1 Million Procedures
Good news! Just this week the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) announced that it reached its one millionth hip and knee procedure.
In the News: CMS Delays Bundled Payments – What it Means for Your Organization
In April of 2016, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandated bundled payments as a part of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, which holds hospitals financially accountable for the quality and cost of a CJR episode.
Badass Women in Health Tech: Breanna Cunningham, CEO of CODE Technology
What a great honor! Our good friends over at Redox interviewed our very own Breanna Cunningham, CEO of CODE Technology, and they’ve given her the official title of “Badass Women in Health Tech.”
Dr. Zeev Kain on Why Interdisciplinary Conferences are so Important to Value-Based Care
#LeadingVBHC We talked to Zeev Kain, MD, MBA, about his motivation for spearheading the Orthopedic Value-Based Care conference....
Dr. Linda Russell on How Interdisciplinary Teams Work Towards Value-Based Care at HSS
Check out the Full Video Recording of the Interview here ⇒#LeadingVBHC We talked to Linda Russell, MD from HSS after her...
Dr. Ronald Navarro on Data Transparency at Kaiser Permanente
#LeadingVBHC We talked to Ronald Navarro, MD from Kaiser Permanente after his presentation, Kaiser Permanente: Joint...
Kristie Dennett on How Her Orthopedic Service Line Is Moving Towards Value-Based Care
Check out the Full Video Recording of the Interview here ⇒#LeadingVBHC We talked to Kristie Dennett, Orthopedic Service Line...
Dr. James Slover on What Makes Outpatient Joint Procedures Work at NYU
Check out the Full Video Recording of the Interview here ⇒#LeadingVBHC We talked to James Slover, MD from NYU after his...
Jonathan Pearce, Data Guru, Talks Cost Data in Healthcare
Check out the Full Video Recording of the Interview here ⇒#LeadingVBHC We talked to Jonathan Pearce of Singletrack Analytics...