Report Finds Independent Practices Emerge From Pandemic Stronger With Increased Use of Telehealth mHealth Intelligence reported that “Independent medical practices are emerging from the chaos of the pandemic on stronger footing—thanks in no small part to telehealth.” That conclusion is according to “a new report from Kareo finds that more than half the practices...

Study Finds CMS MIPS Scores Not Correlated With Reductions in Readmissions or Complications Better MIPS quality scores may be rarely associated with lower rates of hospital complications in the first year of implementation, study finds. RevCycle Intelligence (8/9, McKeon) reported on research indicating that “better Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality scores were rarely associated...

Federal Government Agencies Accelerate Review of COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Expenditures On August 27, 2021, the Biden administration announced it has hired several separate outside contractors to police the billions in COVID-19 grants it sent to hospitals and health care providers. The contracts, which have not previously been reported, are a sign that the federal...

Senate Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill That Includes Several Health Care Provisions On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 69-31, passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684. The 2,702-page legislation contains several relevant health care–related provisions, including a delay of the implementation of the rule eliminating the Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbor...