In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $125 million in Quality Improvement grant awards awarded to 1,352 community health centers. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), health centers...
Over the last 4 years, we’ve seen the performance on Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Measure (CMS 138v6 / NQF 0028) rates increase, but recently you may have noticed a drop in your performance and wondered ‘what’s happening?’ Did something...
In a previous post, we dove into some of the nitty-gritty on "value sets." Recall that these are lists of standard codes (e.g., ICD-10-CM, CPT) that define a specific clinical concept. In this post, I want to provide a review of the evolution of...
On July 12th, 2018 CMS took an uncharacteristically big step forward in embracing new technology with their release of the proposed fee schedule for 2019. In the proposed rule, CMS not only adds new codes for Medicare Telehealth services but also...
It’s well known that FQHC’s go the extra mile to ensure their patients can get the care they need. Connecting patients with counseling services. Providing patient navigators for those struggling to navigate the healthcare system. Facilitating...
