The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought an emerging healthcare technology to every-day practice nearly overnight. Two years ago, telehealth was something new that many practices were shying away from. Once the pandemic took over, they became a literal virtual necessity. Before the pandemic, legislation required many telehealth visits to still occur in a medical facility […]
In a ruling last week, a Federal appeals Court ruled that the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is authorized to implement site-neutral payments. This is a long-awaited and huge win for independent physician practices. Historically, off-campus clinics attached to a hospital were reimbursed at a higher rate than independent physician practices. This left
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As cities begin to open back up, some in stages, some very quickly, many small practice physicians are struggling with reduced patient volume that only may just be starting to increase. COVID has changed the face of medicine, most likely for many years to come. There was no doubt that telehealth was on the rise
Our healthcare system has changed dramatically over the last 8 – 10 weeks. This week has seen the country hit the sobering milestone we’d hoped to prevent – over 100,000 dead from the virus. That impact weighs heavily on the families and friends of lost ones, as well as those who continue to see the
We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 had effectively shut down much of the country for anywhere between six to eight weeks depending on where you live. This shut down required the shuttering of all but essential businesses. And while demand for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 battle is as high as
Last week the Trump administration signed into law the CARES Act to help providers through the COVID-19 pandemic. From assistance with additional supplies, grants and loans, this act has a lot of moving pieces providers should be aware of. The CMS Accelerated and Advance Payment Program The key takeaway about this program is it IS
Over the summer we discussed in a blogpost, “Executive Order Reduces HHS Time for Transparency,” the order issues from the current administration to make pricing more accessible for patients to be able to shop around for common outpatient procedures. November 15th, CMS announced two proposed regulations intended to follow through on this order. One is
Credentialing is a key piece to any practice or hospital. If providers are not properly credentialed, they will not be paid for their services. Credentialing is a long, comprehensive process that requires consistent follow up and attention to detail. Many practices and hospitals outsource this process, and Legacy Consulting is glad to assist! What you
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson, has been ordered to pay a substantial sum for their role in the opioid crisis in Oklahoma. While the opioid epidemic is no doubt a nationwide crisis, Oklahoma has been particularly devastated by the highly addictive pain killer. There have reportedly been over 6,000 deaths
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Recently Frost & Sullivan released a new report: U.S. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) Market, Forecast to 2024. Clinical Support Systems, sometimes integrated into a practice’s EHR and other times an additional tool a provider uses, is going to become critical to evaluating patients and generating a plan of care. What is a Clinical Decision
