Welcome back! This is Part II in a series on Opiates: Are There Any Good Answers? Last week, we heard from a professional, Dr. Doug. He gave us some good things to think about, didn’t he? This week, we visit with a young man who has actually experienced addiction. Let’s see what he has to say about Opiates, and you…
It is important for Patient360 to talk about M4B: The easy way to report MIPS data. Are you a physician or other healthcare provider that gets paid more than $3,750 annually from Medicare Part B?If you answered “YES” you should report your MIPS data with Patient360’s MIPS for Beginner (M4B) program.Here’s the Breakdown:$3750 Medicare Part…
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**October 4, 2017Manchester, MainePatient360 (P360) is proud to announce that 100% of our clients were successful in their 2016 PQRS submissions.Having been in the registry business for well over a decade, we are pleased with our track record but must work each year to not only help clients optimize performance but even to learn whether they were successful. We…
The opioid ‘epidemic’ is not really an epidemic at all. It is an unfortunate, but predictable outcome. At the turn of the century, the cry was to make pain the 5th vital sign[1] and JCAHO released pain standards to be used after much public outcry and a national desire to address pain.[2] Mostly short acting opioids existed then and pharma…
With so many outcome and reporting expectations from Medicare and other payers, choosing to report (never mind when, and how) can become just another exercise in provider based procrastination. The Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) is a different beast. This is why we are talking about 90 Day Reporting!While CMS (Medicare) is throwing a bone this year by allowing penalty…
David Letterman may be gone from regular late-night television, but his Top 10 shtick is still a favorite well past a time when the younger crowd cannot recall who made it popular. What’s not going away is the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and thankfully, it includes Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDR) to personalize and optimize the quality measure reporting experience. QCDRs…
