The Employer Insurance Mandate Has Been Postponed – Is This a Good Thing?
The decision has been made to postpone the penalties assessed to large and medium sized companies who don’t offer insurance to their employees. The mandate which was to be effective in 2014 has been postponed to 2015.
What is the Medicare Shared Savings Program?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a Medicare Shared Savings Program to facilitate coordination and cooperation among providers to improve the quality of care for Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries and reduce unnecessary costs.
A Humorous Look at Healthcare Reform Through Cartoons
This video presents the satirical side of Healthcare Reform through the use of brilliant cartoons.
Medicare Advantage – The Key to Higher Satisfaction and Quality
Medicare Advantage plans can increase patient satisfaction, increase the quality of care, and reduce readmissions.
Exploring Your Love of Healthcare
Exploring the different healthcare professions and the training required to qualify for these positions.
BHM Feature Article In May Edition of Executive Insight Magazine
BHM Healthcare Solutions was pleased to contribute an article entitled “Understanding the Financial Ramifications” in this months edition of Executive Insight Magazine. The article which was co-authored by myself and Dr. Ken Hopper is available online here, via a free digital edition. This is a must read publication for anyone who wants to know how […]
The Human Side of the Sequestration
We are about 3 months into the infamous sequestration. How is this affecting the elderly, the disabled, those with terminal diseases such as cancer, and those that are in lower income brackets? Was there any thought given to how these cuts would affect “the people”?
Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: Popping Pills
The misuse of prescription drugs in America is on the rise. For a country with just 5% of the world’s population, we consume our share of medications and then some – three-quarters of the world’s prescription drugs! And in 2010, enough prescription painkillers were prescribed to medicate every single American adult every 4 hours for an entire month.
ICD 10 Implementation | Understanding the Financial Ramifications
Hospitals and providers across the country are gearing up for implementation of the then tenth revision the International Classification of Diseases, or ICD-10 codes. ICD-10 implementation, despite several false starts, has an established compliance date for Oct. 1, 2014. With a tight time frame, and staggering start up costs the initiative can be a challenge […]
How Do Medicaid, Medicare and Private Insurance Reimburse for Telehealth?
Telehealth is rapidly increasing in popularity. The major challenge is the varying methods of reimbursement, if they exist at all.
