The problems facing our health care system are numerous. As a former practicing physician, I’ve experienced first-hand what it’s like to feel pulled in 20 different directions – trying to cut costs while providing the best care possible for my patients. Now as CEO of a technology company, I have experienced the system from the other side. Even after 25 years of navigating our health care system as a physician, I found myself learning aspects of this complicated system all over again.

As I reflected on 2018, I realized how much health care played a role in many conversations. I share some of my observations regarding the current state of health care in America and attempt to make a few predictions for 2019.

In the MIPS program, there are several different sets of quality measures that are available for the Quality category. You may have heard various terms thrown around: eCQM, Registry and QCDR. Depending upon your practice's situation, one of these "collection types" (as CMS refers to them) may be better suited for your needs. Typically most practices find themselves debating on whether they should use eCQMs or Registry measures for their Quality category data requirements. So what's the difference? 

Today, we are going to review the difference between these two common measure types.

Welcome to 2019! This year is sure to bring many exciting changes, and yes, some difficult challenges to the health care space. But don't get bogged down. Start your year off right by getting a jump on your regulatory requirements. 

Did you know that you should already be tracking some of your MIPS measures ? Remember that there is a greater risk and reward factor this year, so your MIPS performance is more important than ever.

Medisolv has the tools to help your organization gear up for quality reporting success. In this FREE 24-page eBook, you’ll learn about MIPS Year 3 and find all the information needed to complete the program in 2019. 

Can you believe another year has come and gone? 2018 was an interesting year in the health care space. It was full of changing policy decisions and technology innovations that will surely impact our health care system for years to come.

Happy Thanksgiving!

How bad are you hurting right now? Are you wishing you didn’t have that second/third/fourth serving yesterday?

Are you ready for MIPS in 2019? Ok, don’t give me that look. I know 2018 isn’t over yet, but it’s never too early to prepare! The good news is that MIPS Year 3 doesn’t look all that different from this year. That being said, the risk/reward factor is different. In addition to having to score more points in 2019 to avoid a penalty, you could lose up to -7% to your Medicare reimbursements if you don’t … ouch.