Ninety percent of medical practices reported that the payment cuts found in the 2023 Medicare physician fee schedule would reduce access to care, the MGMA says.
Physician groups are upset by the proposed change in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which includes a $1.53 decrease in the conversion factor for 2023.
CMS released the 2023 OPPS final rule that includes increased Medicare reimbursement and the establishment of a new provider type, but hospital groups say it's not enough.
Robin Damschroder says that moving forward from healthcare's current financial challenges means a rapid redesign in the way hospitals engage with patients and employees.
'Value-based payment will only be successful if it is explicitly designed to support value-based care,' says Harold Miller, president, and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
While the 13 transactions during the second quarter were on trend with quarterly post-pandemic activity, mega transactions created record-breaking revenue.
RN Will Patterson relied on his natural nursing innovation to create CareRev, a gig-worker platform that aids both hospital staffing and nurses looking to easily pick up extra shifts.
The new law allows providers to use telemedicine to prescribe most controlled substances, as long as they meet federal guidelines. It's an important step forward for a heavily-debated virtual care service.
Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a 12% reduction in reimbursement for CPT codes supporting RPM. Health systems and advocates say that could affect a service that has been known to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations by 50%.
The Florida-based IDN has cared for almost 240 patients at home, instead of in the hospital, since launching the program, and expects to expand the platform to give more patients that option.
At Franciscan Health, Chief Medical Officer Albert Tomchaney, MD, has spent more than a dozen years exploring how technology can be used to gather the right data to help clinicians make the right decisions.
