Category: COVID-19

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, we have been keeping our pulse on changes and updates to value-based program requirements. Here are three of the recent policy updates that apply to providers and groups participating in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). #1 Cost Reweighting The most significant…
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An insight paper that details an innovative technology approach to harness valueout of the two most common file formats within the Health Information Exchangeinfrastructure to support growing data needs. Value-based reforms and technology trends are reshaping healthcare. From the rapid adoption of new technologies, including the widespread adoption of electronic health record systems, to emerging…
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While the pandemic exposed many vulnerabilities in our health care system, we here at KPI Ninja like to remain positive – and there were so many great things that happened this year! The best part of our 2020? Health organizations of all sizes now have a greater appreciation for the critically important role that Health…
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Although the usage of electronic health technology is high, the practice of using that information to empower patients, lower costs and deliver high-quality care remains to be fully realized. In deliberate step, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements seven new directives to move our industry forward – including a new requirement for…
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Improving the pandemic response – and patient lives – with comprehensive analytics that overcome health care data obstacles. On any given day in health care organizations across America, physicians are analyzing test results, pharmacists are calculating medication dosages and executives are monitoring performance data. Surrounded by information from various technologies, they use data to drive…
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