January 2018
Articles
Physicians need immediate relief from patient data disconnect
January 25, 2018By Keith L. Martin
Physicians’ ongoing struggle to gain much-needed patient data is just that: ongoing.In this issue
- health law and policy
- ONC
- value-based reimbursement
- Medical Economics Blog
- Your Voice
- Value-based Reimbursement
How to find the data you need for value-based care reporting
January 25, 2018By Todd Shryock
Searching for answers as the industry moves away from fee-for-serviceThank you for defense of physicians who talk with pharma reps
January 25, 2018
Regulators focus on reducing physician EHR burden
January 25, 2018By Keith L. Martin
National Coordinator Don Rucker on why figuring out system problems is similar to diagnosing a patient’s illnessStrengthening revenue cycle performance
January 25, 2018By Belinda Muench
As practices face the daunting task of implementing the infrastructure needed to meet new value-based care objectives while simultaneously juggling business-as-usual, every minute and each investment matters. What if patients owned their own records?
January 25, 2018By Keith Loria
With electronic health records (EHRs) proving to be incompatible and interoperability still a long way off, some have suggested that moving ownership of patient records to the patient via a cloud-based portal or other universally accessible system might be the answer. Understanding how RVUs benefit independent physicians
January 25, 2018By Lisa A. Eramo MA
The transition to value-based payments raises an important question: What role, if any, will relative value units (RVUs) play in physician reimbursement in the future? When an E/M code can be billed with a physical on the same day
January 25, 2018By Renee Dowling
Clarifying the usage of evaluation and management codes