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2020
April
- CMS Pays Out $34B in Advance Medicare Reimbursement to Providers
RevCycle Intelligence, April 8, 2020 - Will COVID-19 Telemedicine Revolution Permanently Change Chronic Care?
Healthcare Innovation, April 7, 2020
March [+]
- How Much Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Cost Hospitals?
RevCycle Intelligence, March 31, 2020 - Projected Financial Impact of COVID-19 Leaves Healthcare Leaders Searching for Help
Healthcare Innovation, March 30, 2020 - Premier urges CMS to immediately begin making periodic interim payments for COVID-19 relief
Healthcare Purchasing News, March 27, 2020 - Coronavirus Stimulus Package Provides $100B in Hospital Funding
RevCycle Intelligence, March 26, 2020 - U.S. Senate Coronavirus Bill Includes $117 Billion for Hospitals, Healthcare
Healthcare Innovation, March 26, 2020 - COVID-19 Physician Groups Call out for More Supplies
Policy & Medicine, March 25, 2020 - ACOs want to be shielded from losses tied to COVID-19
Becker's CFO Report, March 19, 2020 - Providers want CMS to waive penalties, extend deadlines for alternative payment models due to coronavirus
Fierce Healthcare, March 18, 2020 - How to find the right job
Medical Economics, March 16, 2020 - Employers balance coronavirus disclosure with privacy
Politico, March 13, 2020 - Responding to CMS' Interoperability Rule, AMGA Says Providers Still Need Access to Claims Data
Healthcare Innovation, March 12, 2020 - Inconsistent lab reviews make CKD detection difficult
Healio, March 10, 2020 - Health industry groups urge more action, low-cost testing for coronavirus
Health Exec, March 06, 2020 - How telehealth is being used to limit the spread of coronavirus: 6 things to know
Becker's Hospital Review, March 06, 2020 - Hospital Revenue, Margins Improved in 2019 Despite Rising Expenses
RevCycle Intelligence, March 05, 2020 - St. Elizabeth Physicians honored as 2020 AMGA Foundation Acclaim Award recipient
North Kentucky Tribune, March 04, 2020 - When it comes to diabetes treatment, life is better in St. George
St. George News, March 03, 2020
February [+]
- Reducing costs for patients with diabetes: What you need to know
ABC4.com, February 10, 2020 - HEALTH COLUMN: Kroger offering new smoking cessation program
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, February 07, 2020 - Health Care 2020: Be Sure to Check the Engine Room
Morning Consult, February 06, 2020 - Practices in Oncology Care Model Ready to Assume Two-Sided Risk
RevCycle Intelligence, February 05, 2020 - AMGA urges Congress to give providers access to claims data
HealthData Management, February 04, 2020 - AMGA: Advancing Value-Based Care Hinges on Claims Data Access
RevCycle Intelligence, February 04, 2020 - AMGA Letter to Congress Pushes for Key Value-Based Care Changes
Healthcare Innovation, February 04, 2020
January [+]
- Well-paying neurosurgeon opportunities remain plentiful — 4 insights on spine, neurosurgeon compensation
Becker's Spine Review, January 27, 2020 - Healthcare Providers Support Proposed Changes to Stark Self-Referral Rules
Policy & Medicine, January 27, 2020 - Medical Groups Worry About Risk in Anti-Kickback, Stark Law Reform
RevCycle Intelligence, January 3, 2020 - Leverage the Annual Wellness Visit
Medical Economics, January 3, 2020 - Doctors and hospitals support value-based Stark law changes
Modern Healthcare, January 2, 2020
2019
December [+]
- MGMA and AMGA Offer Comments to CMS Regarding Proposed Stark Law Changes
Healthcare Innovation, December 31, 2019 - Dr. Bill Conway steps back after 45 years at Henry Ford, but he's not done
Crain's Detroit Business, December 30, 2019 - Healthcare Innovation’s Top 10 Stories of 2019
Healthcare Business News, December 23, 2019 - The Year in Policy and Payment: A Look at One Critical Alternative Payment Issue
Healthcare Innovation, December 23, 2019
November [+]
- When to Treat Type 2 Diabetes as a Vascular Disease
MedPage Today, November 14, 2019 - 20 years after 'To Err is Human,' hospital care quality measures are still of little use
Modern Healthcare, November 8, 2019 - Insights from the AMGA 2019 Compensation and Productivity Survey
Healthcare Business News, November 8, 2019 - AMGA’s Regulatory Affairs Director on the Serious Issues in CMS’s Evolution of the MIPS Program
Healthcare Innovation, November 6, 2019 - MIPS, E/M changes highlight 2020 Medicare fee schedule
MDedge, November 5, 2019 - Physician groups satisfied with improved payment for E/M codes, reduced documentation in new Medicare rule
Fierce Healthcare, November 5, 2019 - CMS Releases Final Physician Fee Schedule With E/M Overhaul
Medscape, November 4, 2019 - CMS finalizes 2020 payment rules
HealthExec, November 4, 2019
October [+]
- Third Time’s a Charm? New Legislation Introduced to Remove Medicare Telehealth Restrictions
Healthcare Innovation, October 31, 2019 - Premier’s Blair Childs on the Need for CMS to Adjust Its ACO Payment Methodology
Healthcare Innovation, October 31, 2019 - Easing the Process of MSSP Quality Reporting
Managed Healthcare Executive, October 29, 2019 - Senators propose changing ACO reimbursement formula to benefit rural providers
Becker's Hospital Review, October 23, 2019 - AMGA Endorses Legislation That Would Modify Regional Adjustments for ACOs, To Benefit Rural ACOs
Healthcare Innovation, October 23, 2019 - Senators propose bill to boost payments for rural ACOs
Modern Healthcare, October 22, 2019 - What is the value and return of the medical group enterprise?
Becker's ASC Review, October 18, 2019 - Stark, anti-kickback rules aren’t only obstacles to volume-to-value transition
Modern Healthcare, October 11, 2019 - 3 Reforms Aim to Reduce Administrative Burden of Value-Based Care
Managed Healthcare Executive, October 11, 2019 - CMS Says Clinicians to Receive Advanced APM Bonus Payments Soon
RevCycle Intelligence, October 9, 2019 - After delay, CMS says physicians can expect payments for advanced APM bonuses soon
Fierce Healthcare, October 3, 2019 - #494 Dr. Jerry Penso, CEO of the American Medical Group Association
Through The Noise, October 3, 2019 - AAFP, Others Demand Answers on Advanced APM Bonus Delays
AAFP News, October 2, 2019 - Providers mostly applaud CMS over fee schedule, but some specialists fear cuts
Healthcare Dive, October 1, 2019
September [+]
- Docs Laud E/M Proposal, Blast Pay Cuts in Physician Fee Schedule Rule
RevCycle Intelligence, September 30, 2019 - Hospitals support medical billing changes, opioid payments
Modern Healthcare, September 30, 2019 - Forthcoming Bill Aims to Help Expand, Improve ACOs
MedPage Today, September 27, 2019 - AMGA Praises CMS for Proposed Changes to Office Visit Payments
Healthcare Innovation, September 26, 2019 - CMS wanted comments. It got close to 29K, including a flood from physical therapists and psychologists
Fierce Healthcare, September 26, 2019 - For Medicare Patients With Chronic Diseases, Cost-Sharing Is a Barrier
Morning Consult, September 26, 2019 - Doc Compensation Leads Another Top Pay List
HealthLeaders Media, September 19, 2019 - CMS blasted for nearly 2-year delay in payout of Medicare performance bonuses
Becker's Hospital Review, September 18, 2019 - How physician compensation compares with productivity for 5 specialties
Becker's ASC Review, September 17, 2019 - CMS Proposes New MIPS Framework
Healthcare Innovation, September 17, 2019 - Physician salaries: Which specialties have the highest growth?
Medical Economics, September 6, 2019 - 'Drowning in Medical Debt'; Ins and Outs of Medical Board Complaints
MedPage Today, September 6, 2019 - Providers Don’t Take Enough Risk to Bend the Cost Curve
The Health Care Blog, September 4, 2019
August [+]
- Productivity up, compensation down for diagnostic radiology in 2018
Health Imaging, August 30, 2019 - Productivity fell flat, but cardiology compensation increased in 2018
Cardiovascular Business, August 30, 2019 - AMGA: Physician Compensation Rose Significantly in 2018
HealthLeaders Media, August 30, 2019 - Physician Pay increased, productivity remained stagnant in 2018, AMGA survey finds
Dot Med Healthcare Business News, August 29, 2019 - Working for a Health System vs Remaining Independent
Renal and Urology News, August 29, 2019 - Physician pay increased in 2018 while productivity remained stagnant
Healthcare Finance News, August 29, 2019 - Survey: Physician pay increased, productivity remained stagnant in 2018
Healthcare Purchasing News, August 29, 2019 - Physician Incomes Up in 2018, but Productivity Stagnant: AMGA Survey
MedScape, August 29, 2019 - How compensation, productivity has changed in the past year for NPs & PAs
Becker's ASC Review, August 28, 2019 - Radiology misses out on physician salary increases
AuntMinnie.com, August 28, 2019 - Physician salaries on the rise, but not for radiology
Radiology Business, August 28, 2019 - Physician Compensation Grew While Productivity Stayed Low in 2018
RevCycle Intelligence, August 28, 2019 - Physician Pay Increased, Productivity Remained Stagnant in 2018, AMGA Survey Finds
Electronic Health Reporter, August 28, 2019 - Physician pay rose in 2018 while productivity held steady
Health Exec, August 27, 2019 - How productivity & compensation has changed for specialists over the past year
Becker's ASC Review, August 27, 2019 - Physician salaries increase, but productivity remains flat, finds AMGA survey
Fierce Healthcare, August 27, 2019 - Physician compensation growth for 8 specialties 2017-18
Becker's Hospital Review, August 27, 2019 - Physician Compensation Increases Are Outpacing Productivity Gains, New AMGA Report Finds
Healthcare Innovation, August 27, 2019 - Value-based health insurer contracts growing in number, but not risk adoption
Modern Healthcare, August 24, 2019 - AMGA Endorses CMS Data-Sharing Initiatives
Electronic Health Reporter, August 22, 2019 - Medicare claims data pilot praised by providers
McKnight's Long-Term Care News, August 21, 2019 - Morning eHealth - Cybersecurity
Politico, August 16, 2019 - AMGA Senior Advocacy Leaders on CMS’s New Pilot Program Around Claims-Data Sharing with MDs
Healthcare Innovation, August 15, 2019 - AMGA throws backing behind CMS pilot giving clinicians access to claims data
Fierce Healthcare, August 14, 2019 - Medical groups want changes to CMS Patients Over Paperwork program
Healthcare IT News, August 13, 2019 - Medical Groups Call for Value-Based Care Reforms to Reduce Burden
RevCycle Intelligence, August 13, 2019 - Medical trade association makes value-based care recommendations to CMS
Becker's Hospital CFO Report, August 12, 2019 - AMGA Offers CMS a List of Recommendations for Reducing Administrative Burdens on MDs
Healthcare Innovation, August 12, 2019 - CMS Cancels MAQI Demo Due To Low Physician Participation Rates
Inside Health Policy, August 12, 2019 - Mostly praise, but some criticism for changes proposed by CMS to Medicare payments, MIPS
Fierce Healthcare, August 1, 2019
July [+]
- CMS plans to give MIPS an overhaul
MD Edge, July 31, 2019 - 2020 Medicare Fee Schedule Wins Praise, Brickbats
MedPage Today, July 30, 2019 - CMS proposal would force hospitals to post negotiated rates
Health Exec, July 30, 2019 - AMGA’s Chief Policy Officer Shares the Association’s Concerns Over Proposed CMS MD Payment Changes
Healthcare Innovation, July 30, 2019 - BREAKING: CMS Proposes New MIPS Framework
Healthcare Innovation, July 29, 2019 - This Week in Health Innovation: AMGA's 4th Annual Risk Survey with Jerry Penso MD & Chet Speed (Podcast)
Health Innovation Media, July 29, 2019 - Medical Group Operating Margins Improved in 2018
RevCycle Intelligence, July 24, 2019 - Physician pay rebounds in 2018 after flat 2017
Modern Healthcare, July 20, 2019 - How did independent physician practice profits change in the past year?
Becker's ASC Review, July 19, 2019 - Medical practice groups saw better margins in 2018
Healthcare Dive, July 19, 2019 - Denials, claims delays and outsourcing: 6 survey findings on RCM metrics
Becker's Hospital Review, July 18, 2019 - Atrius Health Makes the Business Case for Risk-Based Payments
RevCycle Intelligence, July 18, 2019 - Survey: Total medical group investment per physician improved in 2018
Healthcare Purchasing News, July 18, 2019 - More clinicians received MIPS bonuses in year 2
Modern Healthcare, July 12, 2019 - Upskilling Could Be an Ideal Rx for Healthcare’s Employment Woes
Cardiovascular Business, July 12, 2019 - 4 insights on spine surgeon, neurosurgeon compensation
Becker's Spine Review, July 11, 2019 - HHS Quality Summit to Examine Federal Value-Based Care Programs
RevCycle Intelligence, July 11, 2019 - Doctors Praise Bill To Remove Chronic Care Management Copays
Inside Health Policy, July 5, 2019 - Hanging in the Balance: Reports Aim to Propel Obesity Care Forward
Medscape, July 4, 2019 - ACOs may need stronger financial incentives, like downside risk, to succeed
Healthcare Dive, July 3, 2019 - Why Are Part-Time Physicians Getting Better Benefits?
Physician Sense, July 3, 2019
June [+]
- AMGA Supports Newly Introduced Legislation on Eliminating Cost-Sharing Requirements for Chronic Care Management Services
Healthcare Innovation, June 25, 2019 - Creating an Analytics Pathway to Evolve with Risk, Value-Based Care
HealthIT Analytics, June 24, 2019 - Future of Medicare: Dr. Jerry Penso
Hill.TV, June 20, 2019 - Providers ready to take on more risk, survey shows
Healthcare Dive, June 19, 2019 - Providers Oppose ONC’s Healthcare Price Transparency Strategy
RevCycle Intelligence, June 13, 2019 - Industry balks at Senate proposals to boost competition, price transparency
Healthcare Dive, June 07, 2019 - 6 trends in neurosurgeon compensation — is the $800,000+ average sustainable?
Becker's Spine Review, June 06, 2019 - AMGA Endorses Senate HELP Committee’s Push for Provider and Patient Access to Claims Data
Healthcare Innovation, June 05, 2019 - Industry groups voice privacy concerns over health IT proposals
Health Exec, June 05, 2019 - Interoperability Reform Should Boost Claims Data Access, AMGA Says
RevCycle Intelligence, June 05, 2019
May [+]
- Analysis: 4 significant findings from the recent AMGA Physician Risk Survey
Healthcare Financial Management Association, May 30, 2019 - Physician benefits packages haven't changed much since 2014, AMGA survey finds
Becker's Hospital Review, May 29, 2019 - Senate HELP Draft Bill Affirms Need for Greater Access to Health Data
Healthcare Innovation, May 28, 2019 - HELP Plan to Cut Costs Tackles Surprise Medical Bills, Transparency
RevCycle Intelligence, May 28, 2019 - Senate draft bill promotes exchange of health information
Health Data Management, May 28, 2019 - Industry cheers for Senate cost-cutting bill
Health Exec, May 24, 2019 - Two-sided risk may pose too hefty a financial price for some oncology practices
Modern Healthcare, May 24, 2019 - Industry cheers for Senate cost-cutting bill
Politico, May 24, 2019 - HELP Committee Proposes Bill to Cut Costs, Boost Care Quality
Patient Engagement HIT, May 24, 2019 - How Downside Risk Will Impact Participation in Pathways to Success
RevCycle Intelligence, May 24, 2019 - Atrius Health reports $39M operating surplus in 2018
Modern Healthcare, May 23, 2019 - AMGA finds physician groups increase reliance on risk-based revenues; obstacles persist in move to value
Fierce Healthcare, May 23, 2019 - More practices open to downside risk, AMGA finds
Healthcare Dive, May 22, 2019 - Risk-Based Revenue Gains Momentum Among Providers, AMGA Finds
RevCycle Intelligence, May 22, 2019 - AMGA Risk Survey: Providers Moving Away From Fee-for-Service, but Obstacles Remain
Healthcare Innovation, May 21, 2019 - Risked-based revenue rising among healthcare organizations, survey finds
Becker's Hospital CFO Report, May 21, 2019 - Medical groups slowly taking on more risk
Modern Healthcare, May 21, 2019 - AMERICAN CRYOSTEM Corp files 10-Q
Invest Tribune, May 20, 2019 - The Value of Connection and Learning at Health IT Conferences
Healthcare IT Today, May 16, 2019 - As MACRA Implementation Turns 2, Industry Leaders Call for Change
RevCycle Intelligence, May 9, 2019 - Keep Bonuses Coming For New Medicare Models, Senators Told
HealthLeaders Media, May 9, 2019 - MACRA implementation needs reform, senators told
Becker's CFO Report, May 9, 2019 - Doctors Tell Senators To Make APM Bonus Permanent, Keep Pay Raises
Inside Health Policy, May 8, 2019 - Senators hear what’s wrong with APMs, MIPS
MD Edge, May 8, 2019 - Keep Bonuses Coming for New Medicare Models, Senators Told
MedPage Today, May 8, 2019 - AMGA Leader Testifies During Senate Finance Committee Hearing to Support Changes to MACRA
Healthcare Innovation, May 8, 2019 - Medicare's Primary Care First model gets bipartisan boost in Senate hearing
Modern Healthcare, May 8, 2019 - AMA, AAFP Suggest Reducing Health IT Utilization Measures in MIPS
EHR Intelligence, May 8, 2019 - Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Announces Medicare Physician Payments Hearing
River Cities Reader, May 3, 2019 - Senate Finance To Hold Hearing Next Week On MACRA
Inside Health Policy, May 2, 2019
April [+]
- CMS’ new payment models aim to ease the transition to risk
Modern Healthcare, April 26, 2019 - Who's Who for May 2019
Smiley Pete Publishing, April 25, 2019 - Personalize Diabetes Eating Plans, ADA Advises
Medscape, April 23, 2019 - Crisis as Opportunity: Rheumatology Prospects Boom Amid Shortage
Healio Rheumatology, April 23, 2019 - Promising Methods for Improving Quality Through the Faster Spread of Best Practices
The Permanente Journal, April 19, 2019 - Would Laws Limiting Self-Referral Impede Patient Access to Care?
Patient Engagement HIT, April 19, 2019 - AMGA: Proposed self-referral bill would hurt patients
Radiology Business, April 17, 2019 - Proposed bill sparks debate over physician self-referrals
Cardiovascular Business, April 16, 2019 - Quality Measure Change May Impact Medicare ACO Performance
RevCycle Intelligence, April 08, 2019 - CMS sets rule to expand telehealth services to Medicare Advantage
Health Data Management, April 08, 2019 - Stakeholders Agree: Modernize the Privacy Laws to Combat Opioid Epidemic -- Part 2 Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Bills to Strengthen Addiction Treatment
American Psychiatric Association, April 03, 2019 - Care Coordination: A Key Focus for Executives at AMGA 2019
Lumeon, April 03, 2019 - Healthcare Executives and Physician Leaders Discuss Latest Trends and Challenges in Delivering High-Quality Patient Care at AMGA’s 2019 Annual Conference
National Law Review, April 02, 2019 - Health IT Roundup—Leading healthcare groups want more time on interoperability rules
Fierce Healthcare, April 01, 2019 - ACOs Seek CMMI Transparency for Downside Financial Risk Adoption
RevCycle Intelligence, April 01, 2019
March [+]
- AMGA Recognizes Four Provider Organizations for Achievements in Diabetes Care
Healthcare Innovation, March 31, 2019 - Healthcare providers call for greater clarity and stability from CMMI
Healthcare Finance, March 28, 2019 - NAACOS Joins Other Healthcare Associations in Calling on CMMI to Create Clearer, More Stable Model Development Process
Healthcare Innovation, March 26, 2019 - MIPS Participation Reached 95% in 2017, Exceeding CMS Goals
RevCycle Intelligence, March 21, 2019 - CTI Chief Executive Officer Selected to Facilitate Two Physician Engagement Sessions at AMGA Annual Conference
FOX 40 WICZ TV, March 19, 2019 - AMGA Says MACRA Regs, Data Issues Are Key Stumbling Blocks To Value-Based Care
Healthcare IT Today, March 18, 2019 - Medicare penalizes N.O. hospitals for safety lapses, readmissions
The Louisiana Weekly, March 18, 2019 - A win-win approach to obtaining quality metrics and easing physician overload
Medical Economics, March 6, 2019 - Make Value-Based Reimbursement Implementation Easier, AMGA Says
RevCycle Intelligence, March 4, 2019 - Shifting to value-based approach best way to reduce health costs, says AMGA
Becker's Hospital Review, March 4, 2019 - Feedback for lowering healthcare costs focuses on surprise billing, value-based care
Healthcare Dive, March 4, 2019
February [+]
- Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Rule Behind $84M in Improper Pay
RevCycle Intelligence, February 28, 2019 - AMGA Collaborative Focuses on Harnessing Analytics
Healthccare Innovation Group, February 27, 2019 - Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Rose 128% Since 2012
RevCycle Intelligence, February 21, 2019 - BUSINESS BRIEFCASE: Lexington Clinic named 2019 AMGA Acclaim Award Honoree
The Richmond Register, February 14, 2019 - Top 3 Concerns at Healthcare Providers: Q&A With AMGA Chief
HealthLeaders Media, February 13, 2019 - AMGA petitions Pelosi:
Politico, February 8, 2019 - AMGA: Full MACRA Implementation Needed to Advance Value-Based Care
Rev Cycle Intelligence, February 7, 2019 - AMGA calls on Congress to end MIPS exclusions
Becker's Hospital Review, February 6, 2019 - AMGA Letter to Congress Offers Key Value-Based Care Recommendations
Healthcare Innovation Group, February 6, 2019 - AMGA Seeks End of MIPS Exclusions to Promote Value-Based Care
EHR Intelligence, February 5, 2019 - Industry support gathers for expanding MA benefits in 2020
Health Exec, February 5, 2019 - Estes Park Health CEO talks physician turnover
Estes Park Trail Gazette, February 1, 2019
January [+]
- URAC names Shawn Griffin, M.D., as new President and CEO
Becker's Hospital Review, January 24, 2019 - ACOs, Hospitals, Docs Ask For More Time To Join Revamped MSSP
Inside Health Policy, January 22, 2019 - Evolent Health Is A Value-Based Healthcare Play
Seeking Alpha, January 21, 2019 - Seven Networking Tips for Health Execs
Managed Healthcare Executive, January 4, 2019 - 68 statistics to know on physician salary trends
Becker's ASC Review, January 3, 2019 - Five healthcare delivery trends to watch in 2019
Becker's Hospital Review, January 2, 2019 - AMGA supports effort to expand telehealth services to Medicare Advantage
Health Data Management, January 2, 2019
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