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Bundled Payments May Positively Impact the Health Care System
Recent analysis has proven that bundled payments are proving to be highly productive in transforming the health care system in a positive manner – especially as they relate to surgeries that are orthopedic in nature. A recent report states, though, that more research...
Consumer-Driven Health Plan Members Are Using Less but Paying More
Overspending on Plan Services The consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) spending records were evaluated during the years of 2010 and 2014 by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI). It was found that spending was about $500 less than the traditional PPO plans and HMO...
Colorado’s Single Payer Proposal
Recently, a ballot measure was introduced for November that outlines an insurance system that focuses on the utilization of a single payer strategy. While the experts involved in the proposal state that it would completely eliminate the high premiums and the...
PCORI Places Emphasis on The Importance of Physical Therapy
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Places Special Emphasis on The Importance of Physical Therapy The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independently-owned, nonprofit-based organization that was officially authorized by...
UnitedHealth Reimbursement Improves Patient Outcomes
The Value-Based Care Reimbursement Program Through UnitedHealth Improves Patient Outcomes UnitedHealth is one of the payers that officially adopted the value-based care network reimbursement program within their network of providers. This has promoted reforms in...
Power Your Physical Therapy Practice with Reimbursement Strategies
Value-Based Care Reimbursement Strategies for Your Physical Therapy Practice As a practitioner, there are several strategies that you may incorporate when it comes to value-based care reimbursement strategies to ensure that your venture is a success. It is a known...
Dry Needling: Treatment for Myofascial and Neuromuscular Pain
Dry needling is a state-approved treatment technique in Colorado for the treatment of two types of chronic pain – myofascial and neuromuscular. This treatment does not utilize medication or the act of injection; rather, it simply works by inserting a dry needle into...
The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States
The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States According to statistics, musculoskeletal diseases are considered to be the most disabling and the costliest of all conditions experienced by Americans. These types of diseases are so prevalent that they are...
Anthem and Aetna Defending Proposed Mergers
Anthem has proposed a merger with CIGNA while Aetna plans a merger with Humana but regulators are fighting them over it. Lawsuits have been filed to stop the mergers on the grounds that the proposed mergers would be going backwards and have a negative effect on the...
Doctors & Hospitals Not in Agreement over Proposed Changes
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released information on the proposed changes regarding the 2017 payment rule. This was centered on hospital outpatient programs and derived information about the programs from leading healthcare organizations...
2017 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule
Physician Fee Schedule The 2017 proposed Physician Fee Schedule has now been released. As a result, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) is providing those that specialize in physical therapy the very first glimpse of a new coding system. This allows for...
Variable Evidence on CPR for the Lumbar Spine
Approximately one decade ago, physical therapists put Clinical Prediction Rules (CPRs) into play for the diagnosis and treatment of the patients that they serviced. These rules laid the foundation for the evidence-based therapies utilized by physical therapists. The...
