CMS held off on making any major changes as it relates to quality reporting under the physician fee schedule (PFS) for the quality payment program (QPP) and under the inpatient…
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The future of healthcare relies on removing the robot from the human to focus on what matters most – the patient experience and mission-critical work of delivering care. Administrative processes…
Few things test an organization’s mettle more than a global pandemic, and fewer things still can shine as bright a light on that organization’s true purpose. Over the past few…
The Familiar Paradigm The common denominator in most patients’ journeys is chaos. A patient may have to complete a comprehensive health questionnaire five+ times when seeking a solution to a…
The New Era of Care The face of your primary care doctor fills your desktop screen and the two of you discuss routine questions. You exit the session and pay…
The coronavirus has touched every part of the country with a staggering American death toll approaching 100,000, but the virus invaded the country unequally. Why? A recent New York Times…
There were really no surprises given all the efforts going into COVID-19 management, but organizations’ quality departments do need to be watchful of the following proposed implications. Public reporting of…
In this blog, we cover updates on audio-only telephone services, a summary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program and emids insights on telehealth program planning for the…
Updated on April 24, 2020 The following update is provided by emids subject matter experts (SMEs) in the Provider and Payer Business Units, covering Health IT policy changes that are…
Overview The healthcare industry is expected to experience unprecedented growth within the next decade, national health spending in the U.S. is projected to increase 5.5% annually on average from 2017-2026…
We are amidst a crisis that even the oldest living generations have never seen. Governments across the world have imposed restrictions on living a life with the usual free motions….
Before putting pen to paper this week and adding to the outpouring of commentary on all things telehealth, it was important to pivot a bit on perspective if I was…
