A significant portion of updates in the Fiscal Year 2015 IPPS final rule pertain to the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program.
"The IPPS rule speaks...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 32
"My son was able to sleep during the entire visit, because the doctor came to the house. The doctor came into my daughter's room and conducted the visit there, where she was comfortable.”
Elizabeth Krusic, a mother from Seal Beach, California, tells...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 32
A new interactive modeling tool developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill aims to forecast the need for physicians based on geographic location and specialty.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 32
The results of an annual Merritt Hawkins survey show urologist’s pay increased by $80,000 in one year. According to the 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, the average urologist reported earning $504,000...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 32
I picked a great week to fill in for my colleague, Son Hoang, because I probably would have missed this survey otherwise: the 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives. I will be honest; the results made me want to cry for a few different reasons. Reason No. 1 is...
