James R. Kalyvas
To meet the initial stage (i.e., Stage 1) of meaningful use, eligible hospitals and physicians must use their EHR technology to meet a series of objectives that generally involve capturing and storing structured patient data (e.g., vital signs, medications, lab test results). Providers must ...
Brokerages are at an evolutionary stage. Many originated from modest beginnings, yet their commercial evolution has outpaced their organizational maturity. Now, as brokerage leaders increasingly interface with seasoned payer executives, they face expectations to elevate their performance standards. Potential...
“Across the board, MA plans can provide significant cost savings for the beneficiary that their caregivers would also find meaningful.” (Were your parents born outside the U.S.? Learn more about coverage options for immigrants.) Medicare Advantage plans may offer your loved ...
Medicare is the “federal health insurance program for: people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, [and] people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).” Patients pay a monthly premium for Medicar...
This final rule changes the meaningful use stage timeline and the definition of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to allow options in t... Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS - 《...
Medicare now accepting EHR meaningful use data.(electronic health records)Schneider, Mary Ellen
For beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis services, Medicare reimburses providers for each dialysis treatment performed using a single predetermined rate that is adjusted for patient characteristics (e.g., age and body mass index) and area wage differences. Prior to th...
Medicare's GUIDE program is creating a system of free caregiving navigators for Medicare beneficiaries who have any stage of dementia.
I don’t know how the issue gets worse — we’re at a critical stage, and I think CMS is sending those signals.” On April 1, CMS finalized a slight decrease in MA benchmark payments for 2025. The agency has also issued more strict prior authorization rules this year and cracked ...