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Reimbursement Insights: Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for Cardiology Billing

p3care

Medicare and Medicaid are the two biggest healthcare insurance programs in the United States. They provide healthcare coverage for different medical specialties, and cardiology is one of them. Let’s get started with a little introduction to Medicare and Medicaid programs in general.

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Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems, Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements

Briggs Healthcare

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. On April 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1771-P) that provides updates to the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program (LTCH QRP).

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10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit Begins

Patient Safety Movement

On the first day of the Summit, global patient safety leaders call for increased urgency in reducing preventable deaths. In a keynote address, Don Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pointed out that one in four hospital patients experience injury as a result of their care.

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AI-Powered Pop Health and SDOH – The Good, The Bad and The Best Practices

HIT Consultant

SDOH for this group is both a contributing factor to disease and an obstacle to effectively closing gaps in treatment and prevention. . Sand is a board-certified otolaryngologist-head & neck surgeon who transitioned from a solo clinical practice to chief medical officer roles serving Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plans.

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Quantifying the Medicare Advantage advantage

Healthcare Leadership Council

And patients dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – who generally have more complicated and serious health conditions – had 49 percent fewer hospital visits and a 17 percent lower average-cost-per-beneficiary in MA plans. These patients, of course, account for the most significant portion of our country’s healthcare spending.

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What is P4P? How It Is Affecting Healthcare Overall?

p3care

The US government has shown its concerns about healthcare delivery since the beginning. They want to make quality care accessible for every individual. That’s why they have expanded the Medicaid program. Moreover, the government has supported every single effort to minimize the healthcare cost for all.

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CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers

Briggs Healthcare

billion investment to improve infection prevention and control activities across the U.S. public health and healthcare sectors. healthcare facilities, including COVID-19 and other known and emerging infectious diseases. healthcare personnel.