HealthLeaders Media August 23, 2016
Scott Mace

There is a disconnect between the MIPS / MACRA push for physicians and what is happening on the hospital side of the equation.

Physicians might be ready for MIPS and MACRA, but are their EHRs and other technology tools up to the challenge?

It depends on who you ask.

“It’s unfortunate that some physicians and hospitals have not made the investments in the tools that can improve the provision of care for patients,” says Bill Kramer, MBA, executive director for national health policy at the San Francisco-based Pacific Business Group on Health.

“They were given lots of money under the meaningful use program to put those tools in place. There are many quality improvement organizations, consultants, to help providers improve...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Congress / White House, EMR / EHR, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), HITECH, MACRA, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Regulations, Value Based
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