NCQA is accepting public comments on the AI standards that it is proposing for its 2027 Health Plan Accreditation and Health Plan Ratings program. Patients, health plan stakeholders, healthcare professionals, state agencies, and…
The hot news around the telehealth virtual water cooler this week was the new CMS billing requirement that telehealth physicians list their actual location rather than an office address. The previous requirements allowed us…
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Physicians around the virtual water cooler became excited earlier in the week when we heard that ChatGPT was going to start restricting how it manages medical and legal queries. The headlines were great,…
The American Medical Association recently announced the launch of its Center for Digital Health and AI. It stated that it was “created to put physicians at the center of shaping, guiding, and implementing technologies…
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Sometimes reader comments make my day. One did earlier this week, when Data Diva accused hospital boards of “trying to cosplay as tech bros” and suggested that we consider “automating leadership bloat before automating…
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Dr. Jayne Goes to Las Vegas
Most healthcare IT people were aware of the HLTH conference in Las Vegas last week. I would bet that only a few knew that the National Association…
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Despite the government shutdown, healthcare providers remain subject to CMS timelines, including those for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
CMS has just released payment adjustment documentation for 2026, which is driven by 2024…
It’s open enrollment season for Medicare. Patients and their family members inundate physicians with questions about whether they should switch plans.
Most outpatient office visits are too short to have a meaningful conversation about…
As the US federal government shutdown continues, I’m encountering military members who are having difficulty filling prescriptions for long-term medications. I’m certainly not an expert in how federal appropriations work, but most people on…
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Nearly every physician I meet wants to talk about AI scribe solutions, and whether I think they will truly help put the joy back in medicine.
The first thing I think about when confronted…
