Women In Leadership Spotlight: Samantha Wagner
Samantha Wagner is our Vice President, Project Management Office (PMO) here at Advantum Health. She started working in Healthcare when she was just 15 years old filing charts at a local physician’s practice. During her time there Samantha learned more and more about...
When the No Surprises Act Can Result in Surprises for Providers
At the beginning of 2022, the “No Surprises” Act was enacted. Officially, it is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which aims to eliminate a large majority of “surprise” medical bills. These typically occur in emergency situations where the ability...
MIPS and MACRA Revisited: Grading on a Curve
In a recent blog post, we looked at the strong advantages of the MIPS/MACRA program to a practice’s profitability. To reiterate, MIPS and MACRA are the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance...
Providers Face Cuts in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On July 29, 2022, a “major proposed rule” is set to be published in the Federal Register and will be available online at the federalregister.gov, and govinfo.gov.1 This rule addresses: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2023 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee...