The latest Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Experience Report shows significant increases in participation in two voluntary programs. More than 430,000 professionals participated in the PQRS and more than 340,000 in the eRx programs, according to...
This Editor’s Note is from a blog by William F. Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP, senior vice president of quality and professional affairs for Upper Allegheny Health System and co-author of The Medical...
Nurse practitioners (NP) in New York will be able to operate more independently of physicians under a bill slated to become law as part of the state budget enacted earlier this week. The Nurse Practitioners Modernization Act will remove the requirement of a written practice agreement between an...
The biggest challenges to widespread mobile health adoption in the United States are reimbursement and lack of regulatory clarification. However, despite these challenges, the mobile health industry is expected to experience tremendous growth over the next few years and address many of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 14
Every year, thousands of New Yorkers find themselves responsible for a surprise medical bill from a physician, like an anesthesiologist, who becomes involved in their care but, unbeknownst to the patient, is not covered by their insurance. Now a provision in the state budget agreement, announced...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 14
Today’s Editor’s Note is from a blog by William F. Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP, senior vice president of quality and professional affairs for Upper Allegheny Health System and co-author of The Medical...
