The Oscars of Health IT, as my boss likes to call it, is less than a week away. I personally believe that HIMSS is more like the Golden Globes; you actually get to party while working and networking with your peers, rather than be suffocated by the air of formality which seems prevalent at the Read more…
ACOs
10 Major Changes which will Impact Physician Income in 2015
With the upcoming changes in 2015, physicians can expect to face some major challenges along with a few opportunities, when it comes to generating income. These changes are likely to impact most practices and can impact physician income to varying degrees. Watch out for the following changes: Increase in high deductibles Patient collections have become Read more…
User Conference 2014 Rounds Off An Impressive Year For CureMD
This past month, CureMD hosted its largest and most successful User Conference to date. The 1000+ strong guest list that comprised of clients, health care experts and CureMD partners were hosted by the company’s top brass, client service consultants, IT experts and account managers. During the two-day event, attendees were briefed by industry experts on Read more…
How small practices can prepare for the shift from Volume to Value-based Care?
An expected shift is going to take place soon in the health industry, where healthcare will transform from volume based (paid for every patient visit) to value based (paid for quality of service). The government is encouraging physicians to form Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), so that they can cut down on costs and provide quality Read more…
What you need to know about ACOs
There will be hardly anyone who disagrees with the notion that the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) concept is gaining strength. Broadly speaking, it is a group of healthcare providers who agree to take on a shared responsibility for the care of a select bunch of patients while ensuring quality and minimum possible cost of care. Read more…
What matters for ACOs
More than half of the US population resides within the vicinity of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), a healthcare delivery model in which a group of providers are accountable for the cost and quality of care for a specific number of patients. However, this network of ACOs is by no means a measure of their Read more…
Physicians’ compliance wish list for 2014
2013 was a rather happening year in terms of healthcare laws. There was the Affordable Care Act and its security concerns, the HIPAA Omnibus final rule and the HIPAA Audit Program which gave healthcare providers plenty to worry about. 2014 is going to be no different. There will be plenty of regulation changes that the industry will Read more…
Succeeding with the ACO model
There is a common misconception about all value-based care delivery models being unique. If this was the case, the lessons learned from the models would not be replicable. While the starting point for many value-based care delivery models may be unique, they are conceptually quite similar to each other. The underlying feature in all of Read more…