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Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program:  May the Odds Be Forever in Your Favor

Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program:  May the Odds Be Forever in Your Favor

Happy Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program! Are hospitals being asked to enter a grim battlefield?

Sanaz Cordes, MDAugust 14, 2018CMS reimbursement, Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program, HAI, HACRP, HAC, CDS, clinical decision support

CMS Dollars Part IV: VBP Made Simple - Slot Machines and High Roller Tables

CMS Dollars Part IV: VBP Made Simple - Slot Machines and High Roller Tables

Do you enjoy a good game of poker or blackjack? Does anteing up money, taking calculated risks, and hoping for financial reward get you excited?

Nadia Christensen, MDFebruary 15, 2018Value Based Purchasing, VBP, DRG, CMS reimbursement, ACA

CMS dollars part II: HRRP made simple - the Boomerang Effect

CMS dollars part II: HRRP made simple - the Boomerang Effect

As clinicians we are try to understand the root cause of why patient might bounce back. In some circles, we refer to this as the boomerang effect.

Nadia Christensen, MDJanuary 26, 2018Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, HRRP, Affordable Care Act, ACA, CMS, reimbursement, CMS reimbursement

CMS dollars part I: IPPS made simple - protecting your hospital nest egg

CMS dollars part I: IPPS made simple - protecting your hospital nest egg

Hospital margins are narrower than ever, and hospitals dedicate many resources to understanding and capturing their reimbursement dollars.

Nadia Christensen, MDJanuary 9, 2018CMS, CMS reimbursement, IPPS, Inpatient Prospective Payment System

The scientific method: putting the VBP program under the microscope

The scientific method: putting the VBP program under the microscope

As clinicians, we are all first and foremost scientists

Nadia Christensen, MDFebruary 2, 2017Value Based Purchasing, VBP, healthcare costs, CMS reimbursement