AI and Blockchain Can Counteract Soaring Drug Prices
Published: Tue, 05/08/18
AI and Blockchain Can Counteract Soaring Drug Prices
The rising cost of pharmaceuticals is a concern for people in all parts of the world, leading to some to forecast the spiraling costs are unsustainable. New technologies may hold the answer for controlling prices, according to GlobalData. In a new report, analysts GlobalData note that disruptive digital technologies...
FPs Flock to Mics to Voice Concerns to CMS Representative
An early morning breakfast at the AAFP's 2018 National Conference of Constituency Leaders that was billed as an update from CMS on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) turned into something quite different -- and far more meaningful to the hundreds of family physicians in attendance.
When working with a member of the sales force for a previous employer, I was asked, “What is the biggest problem coders encounter?” My answer, very simply put, was “physician documentation!” I should have added “or lack thereof!”
New CMS Nursing Home Model Raises Pay Accuracy Concerns
Nursing homes are questioning if a proposed CMS pay model could pay them less for services provided to Medicare patients. On Friday, the CMS proposed the Patient-Driven Payment Model which would replace the resource utilization groups model they are paid under now...
2019 IPPS Proposed Rule for IRFs Removes Requirement to Collect FIM and Quality Indicator Functional Data
Our early review of the document and accompanying fact sheets has identified a number of provisions of interest to inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) providers. One of the key provisions, the removal of the Functional Independence Measure (FIMTM) Instrument and associated Functional Modifiers from the inpatient...
