Articles By Greg Bengel

51. Increased HIE Interoperability Strategies Could Affect Provider Reimbursement 8/22/2013

    In the wake of a recent report from CMS and ONC on strategies for accelerating HIE interoperability, some wonder whether incentives and rewards will morph into mandates  By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

52. Survey Reveals Physicians Are Worried 8/20/2013

    athenahealth’s Physician Sentiment Index reveals a wide range of opinions on EHRs, ICD-10, government involvement, and more By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

53. CMS Stops Provider Enrollment With First-Ever Home Health Moratorium 8/19/2013

    CMS uses its authority to impose a moratorium on new provider enrollment in certain hot-spot areas to fight Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP fraud By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

54. MU Incentive Program Called 'Experiment' By Experts 8/16/2013

    Government expert calls HIT initiatives ‘experiment’ as provider expert coincidently observes ‘we can’t afford to experiment’ By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

55. OIG Fears Providers Hazy On HIE Security Risks 8/16/2013

    As MU incentive payments top $15.5 billion and HIE use jumps 41 percent, the OIG points to numerous security risks yet to be addressed By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

56. Readmission Reduction Program Unfair To Hospitals Treating Low-Income Patients? 8/15/2013

    Hospitals and lawmakers clash over impact of socioeconomic status of patients as Medicare fines hospitals for excess readmissions By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

57. Doctors Criticize Consumer Reports' Hospital Rankings 8/15/2013

    In the wake of rankings from Consumer Reports on patient outcomes, many doctors complain that length of stay - taken from Medicare billing data - is a poor indicator of complications after surgery By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

58. OPEN PAYMENTS Program Worrying Physicians 8/12/2013

    Physician concern about accuracy of manufacturer reporting leads to CMS creation of app designed to help ensure information made public is accurate By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

59. Doctors Refuse To Accept Medicare Patients 8/9/2013

    As doctors become more frustrated with Medicare’s reimbursement rates and rules, many are displaying their dissatisfaction by not treating Medicare patients By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

60. Utilizing Evidence-Based Order Sets To Improve Core Measures 8/9/2013

    Order sets provide physicians with supporting medical evidence and narrative guidelines that help them meet best practices with core measures performance and quality metrics By Greg Bengel, contributing writer