Navigating Care’s Official Comments on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Date: November 17th, 2015 Re: Comments on the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information Regarding Implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, Promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive Payments for Participation in Eligible Alternative Payment Models Navigating Care is a […]
Executive Report: Minimizing Hospitalizations for Cancer Patients
Healthcare costs are at an all-time high. The total annual cost of cancer care in the U.S. is projected to reach $175 billion by 2020, if our current trajectory holds. As cancer care becomes value-based, providers are faced with the challenge of transforming clinic workflow to meet the requirements of new payment models while at […]
The Inevitability of Healthcare IT Interoperability: What We Learned from October 6th
Learn about our stand on Health IT interoperability from Navigating Care’s CEO Gena Cook in a blog that was featured in OBR, available here: NavigatingCancer in OBR
The Rise of PROs
Cancer care is becoming value-based. Evidence of this evolution is widespread, from the rise of the oncology medical home and the Cancer Care Payment Reform Act H.R. 1934, to successful payer pilots such as UnitedHealthcare’s episode payment model and the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Patient Care Connect Program. In this changing landscape, the interests […]
Meaningful Use, One Step Closer to Finalization
The rules for Stage 3 meaningful use, and the potential modifications to Stage 2, moved one step closer to finalization last week when The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) handed them off to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 3rd. One significant change in this final rule would be the […]
Navigating Care’s Official Comments on Stage 3 Meaningful Use Proposed Rule
To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Date: May 28, 2015 Re.: Comments on the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3. Navigating Care, Inc. appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule, Electronic Health Record Incentive […]
A Non-Face-to-Face Chronic Care Management Solution, for Patients Too
Let’s say I’m a diabetic recently diagnosed with cancer. In the last couple months, I’ve visited multiple clinics (endocrinology, radiology, nutrition, oncology, chronic wounds), plus the ER. As a Medicare beneficiary, my out-of-pocket costs are about $400 a month. Now, my oncologist offers to enroll me in her new Chronic Care Management program. I’m told […]
A Non-Face-to-Face Chronic Care Management Solution, for Patients Too
Let’s say I’m a diabetic recently diagnosed with cancer. In the last couple months, I’ve visited multiple clinics (endocrinology, radiology, nutrition, oncology, chronic wounds), plus the ER. As a Medicare beneficiary, my out-of-pocket costs are about $400 a month. Now, my oncologist offers to enroll me in her new Chronic Care Management program. I’m told […]
API’s and Stage 3 Meaningful Use: What Does it Mean for Patient Engagement Platforms of the Future?
API’s and Stage 3 Meaningful Use: What Does it Mean for Patient Engagement Platforms of the Future? By Jeff Oberlander, VP of Engineering The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed guidelines for Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU) and there are some exciting implications for how patients will one day be able […]
APIs and Stage 3 Meaningful Use: What Does it Mean for Patient Engagement Platforms of the Future?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed guidelines for Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU) and there are some exciting implications for how patients will one day be able to access their electronic health records. Namely, the guidelines call for more flexibility in this regard, and introduce the notion of an Application-Program […]