Now that CMS Made Medicare Physician Payment Data Available Online, How Will It Be Used? The database, known as the Carrier Standard Analytic File, contains information on physicians and other health care providers participating in Medicare who are paid on a fee-for-service basis. It incorporates all physician, ambulance, ASC, DME, physical therapy...
Is Your ACO Ready to Differentiate Itself with Branding?
Maria Todd is the author of Physician Integration and Alignment: IPA, PHO, MSO, ACOs and Beyond, (2012, CRC | Productivity Press, New York) available in our e-store or on Amazon.com Is your ACO ready to start...
Your ACO’s Performance-based Reimbursement and Shared Savings Success Depends on Medication Compliance
I reviewed Android and iPhone/iPad Apps that I’ve found that can improve clinical outcomes through better medication compliance. Every IPA, PHO, ACO physician should know about this innovative approach to make it happen. Your ACO will benefit from the increased likelihood that medications are purchased, taken correctly, on time, and in full. Initial data suggest that exchange...