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Why Physician Offices Shouldn’t be Bingo Parlors

May 4, 2018

A thought-provoking blog by Sachin H. Jain in Forbes online this week suggests that the maxim “All healthcare is local” will soon be replaced by “All healthcare is social.” It sounds good, right? Research clearly shows loneliness negatively impacts health. So, why not find ways to support people, especially seniors, in improving their health by...Read more

CMS Revises Meaningful Use

Freedman HealthCare Staff

May 3, 2018

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced changes to its “Meaningful Use” program, an initiative started in 2009 with the passage of the HITECH Act. This legislation originally aimed at increasing the adoption of electronic medical records (EHR) by providing nearly $36 billion worth of incentives to providers across the U.S. As...Read more

Purchasers and Employers are Joining the Trend: Aligning Provider and Consumer Incentives Pays Off

Freedman HealthCare Staff

April 20, 2018

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The Maine Health Management Coalition, a long-time, successful business coalition focused on healthcare cost and quality transparency, recently changed its name to the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine. The re-branded organization will provide a collective voice and buying power for purchasers to lower costs and drive better outcomes. Their transition reflects a growing trend in...Read more

Continuing Medical Education Program Helps Physicians Communicate with Patients about Care Appropriateness and Variation in Cost

Mary Jo Condon, MPPA

March 16, 2018

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The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), the independent regulatory agency nationally-recognized for its work to advance cost transparency, had a solution to address high spending on MRIs for low back pain. Trouble was, it was a solution for the wrong problem. MHCC proposed generating cost comparison data on MRIs facility fees, but physicians quickly pointed...Read more

CIVHC Shows the Power of Data and Partnerships

Mary Jo Condon, MPPA

March 8, 2018

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In acting, it’s an Oscar. In baseball, it’s a home run. In the world of all-payer claims databases, the ability to successfully disseminate data across a broad pool of motivated, talented partners emerges as a particularly important and visible measure of success. Wide dissemination of large custom data sets requires a series of complex gears...Read more

6 Tips for Exploring “Medicaid Match” Funding for APCDs

Tanya Bernstein, MPH

March 1, 2018

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Thinking about ways to capture additional federal dollars to fund your state’s health care data operations? Partnering with your state’s Medicaid department on an Advanced Planning Document (APD) request may be a route to consider. Here’s a few tips discussed in our recent webinar co-hosted with the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) and slide...Read more

CMS Announces Plans to Ease Regulatory Burden on Providers

Emma Rourke

August 23, 2017

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CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the agency is in the process of hearing from providers which changes to CMS reporting regulations would be most helpful.

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Why Physician Offices Shouldn’t be Bingo Parlors

CMS Revises Meaningful Use

Purchasers and Employers are Joining the Trend: Aligning Provider and Consumer Incentives Pays Off

Continuing Medical Education Program Helps Physicians Communicate with Patients about Care Appropriateness and Variation in Cost

CIVHC Shows the Power of Data and Partnerships

6 Tips for Exploring “Medicaid Match” Funding for APCDs

CMS Announces Plans to Ease Regulatory Burden on Providers

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