by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
A bundled payment is a single, standardized comprehensive payment that covers all services provided to a patient during an episode of care for a procedure or an acute or chronic condition.
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
Healthcare cost trends in the United States are two to three times greater than inflation and are therefore unsustainable. This popular phrase describes current efforts to promote health and wellbeing as well as a more effective and efficient healthcare delivery...
by Abraham Whaley | Apr 3, 2012 | Definitions
A person’s or population’s ability to engage in healthcare services and coverage, which are a) geographically proximate, b) physically accessible (for people with limited mobility), c) temporally (timing) appropriate d) socioculturally consistent, and e) without...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 1, 2012 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week, PECOS
(PECOS) You Can Now Sign Your Medicare Enrollment Application Electronically (jump to story) (PPACA) New CME Module on CMS Healthcare Delivery Reform Available on Medscape (jump to story) (Release of Information) Authorization to Disclose Information to...
by Abraham Whaley | Mar 29, 2012 | Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
The PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) reforms that were passed almost two years ago have been contested in court almost from the moment President Obama finished signing the bill. Several constitutional...
