Tag: interoperability

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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What are some of the more difficult parts of your population health efforts? Perhaps it is team members spending more time on aggregating data rather than working on improvements. Or maybe it is not about time but quality as you are not able to get the right kind of data, like being able to proactively…
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Now more than ever, organizations like Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) are leveraging health information exchanges (HIEs) to improve interoperability and health information access for patients, providers and payers. When implemented effectively, HIEs can help reduce…
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Providers are familiar with using laboratory test results to assist in the diagnosing and monitoring of a patient’s health condition. Performing this work for an entire population is challenging, as providers and care teams simply do not have time to jump from system to system to review test results, reconcile it with other health data…
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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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