The health community has known for a long time that social risk factors can negatively impact a person’s health, including worse...
Value Based Healthcare
Unpacking CMS Shadow Bundles
Background | Comprehensive Specialty Strategy for Bundled Payments As part of the value-based care initiatives dominating...
Government Support for Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Programs
Government involvement in supporting Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) initiatives in the United States healthcare system...
Social Determinants of Health Tools
Tools To Measure SDoH | A Closer Look As we’ve established, there's a heightened focus on understanding and addressing social...
Brief Review of Studies on Social Determinants of Health
As the topic of SDOH continues to gain traction, an increasing amount of research is being published, illuminating the...
Unpacking the Hospital VBP Program | When Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Measures Are Not Met
The IQR Program a Pay-for-Reporting Program: The Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, established by the Centers...
CMS THA/TKA PRO-PM | 3 Reports You Must Have
It is imperative for organizations impacted by CMS’ THA/TKA PRO-PM to track PROM capture rate and functional improvement...
Understanding The Impact Of Social Determinants Of Health (SDoH)
In the realm of public health, understanding the intricacies of health outcomes goes beyond medical diagnoses and treatment...
PROs Take Center Stage in Healthcare: A Game-Changer for Clinicians
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are revolutionizing healthcare as we know it. No longer are they undervalued; instead, they are...
Introduction to CMS’s CY 2024 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule & THA/TKA PRO-PM
July 13, 2023, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory...
MIPS MVPs: 2023 Key Takeaways
What is going on with MIPS and what are "MVPs"? The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one of two tracks under the...
Navigating the World of MIPS
Remind me again, what is MIPS? MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) is a program under Quality Payment Program (QPP) that...