Providers should be preparing now for new surprise billing rules slated to take effect next year under the No Surprises Act. Starting January 1, 2022, healthcare providers will be subject...
May 21, 2020- MADISON, WISCONSIN — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a grant program funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Totaling $100 million dollars,...
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will temporarily suspend Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus member co-pays for dates of service on and after January 1, 2020. Per federal law, members...
Administrative complexity is the biggest contributor to overall healthcare waste in the U.S., according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, entitled,...
Date Reported: 10/9/2019 Status: Open Provider Type(s) Impacted: Part A, Part B, HH+H Reason Code(s): N/A Claim Coding Impact: N/A Description of Issue National Government Services (NGS), along with all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), is...
Forty percent of physician burnout is attributable to EHRs, up from the previously estimated 13 percent. EHRs are largely to blame for the physician burnout and stress epidemic that runs...
A new initiative at California-based UCI Health will give patients access to an Epic EHR-integrated patient navigation mobile app. UCI Health in California recently partnered with health IT solutions provider...
What value-based payment changes are coming at the federal level? CMMI plans to continue to use mandatory payment models in cases of “widespread selection bias.” The next generation of value-based...
Healthcare.gov marketplace insurers denied nearly one out of every five claims (19%) submitted for in-network services in 2017, and enrollees only appeal a tiny share (0.5%) of those denied claims,...
Government Shutdown Spares Medicare, Medicaid, But Has Other Impacts The partial government shutdown is not affecting Medicare and Medicaid, but other health-related services are feeling the pinch. (Note from your...
