Drowning Prevention and Water Safety

6/29/2017

differences in drowning are large and increase with age. The drowning rate of African- American boys ages …

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Got MACRA? Three Ways to Make it Through

6/23/2017

to five to keep the 12 percent tax rate for retail marijuana outlined in the Question 4 ballot question … and tick-borne illnesses Massachusetts saw highest rates of opioid-related hospitalizations in 2014 The Agency … that consistently saw high rates of opioid-related hospitalizations, regardless of a patient's gender or age. Amid …

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High Deductible White Paper 2017

6/23/2017

significant medical expenses. 4Based on premiums rates at https://www.mahealthconnector.org … of price differentials; as a result, lower-priced providers may raise their prices and seek higher rates … on reducing insurance premium rates. However, the MMS is concerned about the adverse effects of cost-sharing …

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Vital Signs Summer 2017

6/22/2017

Technology to Boost Patient Immunization Rates BY LUCY BERRINGTON, M.S. Automated vaccination reminders … can substantially raise adult vaccina- tion rates and improve practice effi- ciency, as demonstrated … about how practices can use EHRs to im- prove vaccination rates and practice efficiency …

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13 Physician Comp and Stark Law

6/21/2017

.  A fair market value hourly rate may be used to determine an annual salary, as long as the multiplier …

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12 Capitation Policies

6/21/2017

episode-based payment, episode payment, episode-of-care payment, case rate, 24 evidence-based case rate, global …

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06 Assessment of the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans

6/21/2017

not provide data for other regions of the state. 4 Based on premiums rates at https://www.mahealthconnector … and seek 22 higher rates of payment from health plans.57 23 24 While the recent report from … on reducing 44 insurance premium rates. However, MMS is concerned about the adverse effects of 45 …

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15 Hospital Discharge Communications

6/21/2017

hospital readmission rates and 25 interventions consisting of communication between the hospital …

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01 Third-Party Payers Contracted Fee Schedule

6/21/2017

practice's contemporaneous Medicare 27 rates; and 28 29 Whereas, Some third-party payers structure … physician practice fee schedules off of non-30 contemporaneous Medicare rates and instead use Medicare … rates from prior years, 31 sometimes in excess of five years out of date; and 32 33 Whereas …

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02 Reimbursement for Physician Oversight

6/21/2017

are actively supervised, at 100% of the physician’s 33 reimbursement rate. (D) 34 35 2 … provided by APNs and PAs who are actively supervised, at 100% of the 41 physician’s reimbursement rate. (D … reimbursement rate. Supervisory 48 responsibilities, including care planning, prescription management …

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