On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the national health data exchange governed by the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) is now online.
The creation of the national health information exchange (HIE) was authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act which described the...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) published a report last week on the issues brought about by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans' use of prior authorization.
MGMA surveyed 600 medical groups on the use of PA and found that it contributes to increased costs and delays or denials of care. Groups overwhelmingly reported that...National News
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the necessity for immediate changes to the healthcare system at large and placed value-based care, the model that rewards providers for better patient outcomes, at the center of that discussion. This week, the discussion extends to population health, interoperability, and preventative...News
In a retrospective analysis of post-acute claims by The American Journal of Managed Care, patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage have better outcomes and lower cost following skilled nursing facility discharge than patients enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
Medicare Advantage v.s. traditional Medicare
Established...National News
Long-term and post-acute care providers, including skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are unable to implement the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based payment model without more advanced IT and technology support, according to a survey.
The survey of 1,640 long-term and post-acute care providers led by Black...Arizona News
The technology changes were made possible through intense collaboration between department physicians and staff and IT professionals.
VP and Chief Medical Information Officer Vinay Vaidya, MD, cites improvements in clinical documentation and report dashboards across all ambulatory clinics for raising physician productivity and...National News
Early in February the agency proposed options to make patient data more useful and transferable through open, secure, standardized, and machine-readable formats while reducing restrictive burdens on healthcare providers. Its impact will be felt by Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and plans on the exchange.
The agency is proposing to...Arizona News
NextGen Healthcare Inc. recently launched their Health Data Hub, which will be presented at the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA. The hub is a cloud-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform, enabling sharing and compiling of patient health data.
In a press release, CEO of Arizona's Health...National News
On Thursday, the federal government introduced a new tool focused on giving skilled nursing a better database to exchange records between other members of the healthcare value chain.
Dubbed “Data Element Library,” (DEL) it is a “free, centralized resource” that allows the public to see and collect information and specific...