Interoperability has been a longstanding goal for healthcare: The promise of being able to exchange data seamlessly between health information networks has been a goal the industry has been working…
The Star Rating program for hospitals summarizes quality information on important topics, like readmissions and mortality, after admissions for conditions such as myocardial infarction (MI) or pneumonia. The overall ratings…
CMS clearly is honing-in on reducing administrative burden as changes go into effect. On Friday, Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee…