Healthcare DIVE May 11, 2017
MACRA: Why cloud-based solutions could be the answer for small practices
“Cloud-based solutions, in general, help to lower the bar to small organizations and those with limited IT capabilities,” Liaison Healthcare Information’s Gary Palgon said.
MACRA is coming and many providers are not ready for it. The problem is particularly acute among small and solo medical practices where financial constraints, more limited resources and lack IT expertise make transitioning to the new value-based payment model more difficult.
In a recent survey of more than 2,000 providers by Healthcare Informatics, 80% of practices with 15 physicians or fewer said they were not ready for MACRA or needed help, versus 54% of practices with 100 or more physicians.
The Centers for Medicare...