Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began reducing Medicare payments to hospitals with higher-than-expected patient readmissions within 30 days after discharge, readmission rates have dropped nationally. This is great news for improved patient care, but it has come at a cost to healthcare providers. Data shared by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) in…
Formal Friday in Brentwood and Pittsburgh were tee-riffic! Teams worked together building golf holes that tested their colleagues and families putt-putt skills. Pittsburgh’s office was encouraged to dress in country-club garb for their golf outing while Brentwood decided on a luau theme.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators compete head-to-head in the Stanley Cup playoffs. After an amazing season the Predators make it to their first big dance, while the Penguins return for the second year in a row. The series has already brought out serious fandom in both the Nashville and Pittsburgh office, and team…
In last month’s column, we discussed the first part of the “Quality Payment Program: Advancing Care Information Performance Category” and focused on how the Advancing Care Information (formerly known as Meaningful Use) could be reweighted based on select criteria. We also reviewed measure set options for reporting. In this column, we review how the base,…