The short answer is Time! The long answer highlights all of the actual work involved to go from the concept of a good clinical topic to a polished presentation. Excellent original content takes a deep commitment to create, and identifying the literature, research, and data behind a clinical topic can be very time consuming. Once found, tying the clinical pieces and information together into a cohesive and interesting presentation begins.
Part 3: How do PA’s and NP’s fit into healthcare reform
And so the rest of this blog post comes to you – the biggest investment in healthcare.
MIP’s
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners – anyone who is considered a provider in healthcare, is now having their own quality measures applied to their care delivery. As part of the permanent “Doc Fix” the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was passed in 2015. CHIP is the Children’s Health Insurance Plan that provides matching federal payments to state-funded children’s insurance programs. MACRA is designed to shift the healthcare fee-for-service model of payments to the value-based payment (quality) payment model through Merit-based Incentive Programs (MIPs), which are designed to focus on quality measures at the provider level. Each specialty will have different requirements. The intent of these quality measures is aimed at reducing cost, but their application to current medical standards is debatable.
Part 2: How PA’s and NP’s fit into healthcare reform
In the previous blog we went over how medicare, RVU’s and SGR have led us to where we are headed as you will read below.
Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare” was passed in 2010 and was the first major overhaul to our nation’s reimbursement system since the introduction of Medicare in 1966. The intentions of the ACA were to create a system that would insure healthcare for everyone in the United States, and to reduce the cost of that insurance. The challenge with this law was to find a way to provide reduced cost coverage for patients, while providing expanded coverage at the same time.
Hip Reductions
There are many techniques for hip reduction, Here are two that work exceedingly well!
What is an Advanced Practice Provider?
The Definition of an APP Advanced Practice Providers (APP) include Nurse Practitioners (NP), Physician Assistants (PA), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM). These practitioners have Master’s degree level of education. They also have been board certified by their own accreditation boards. Their level of expertise allows them …
Billing and Coding Partnership
As a member of Provider Practice Essentials, you have access to several tools to help you maximize your practice revenue. The following billing and coding tools have been shared by the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS). This organization is the premier organization for the training of Certified Professional Medical Auditors (CPMA). They …