In a recent joint paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the National Quality Forum (NQF) and Humana called for a new risk adjustment model that accounts for both clinical factors and social...Read More »
After a series of problems and delays in their implementation of a new EHR modernization (EHRM) program, more issues have surfaced despite the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) efforts. The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Inspector...Read More »
Hospitalists coded a significantly higher proportion of Medicare beneficiaries as high severity compared to non-hospitalists, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...Read More »
The National Quality Forum (NQF) rejected an appeal of its decision to endorse the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (or SEP-1) measure for treating sepsis. The NQF originally endorsed the measure in 2013, and it was first...Read More »
The Leapfrog Group conducted an analysis of 2,844 United States hospitals, and one-third of the facilities earned an “A” grade for patient safety,...Read More »
A New York City provider received an estimated $1.1 million in Medicare overpayments for behavioral health services that did not comply with billing requirements, according to a recent ...Read More »
