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Bundle Payment

The new end-stage renal disease payment system, also known as the bundle, is the biggest change in decades on how dialysis is reimbursed and will change the business and practice management strategies of dialysis clinics.

QIP: 10 Least Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were least penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
QIP: 10 Most Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were most penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Dialysis Medicare Margins Tightening

Medicare margins for dialysis clinics fell for all providers in 2010, but they were much tighter for rural clinics and clinics not affiliated with DaVita or Fresenius. ...More
December 16, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Majority of Dialysis Clinics Don't See QIP Cuts

WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of U.S. dialysis clinics will not see a payment reduction in 2012 from the new federal pay-for-performance system, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
QIP Performance Scores to be Posted

Dialysis clinics should be notified by Dec. 15 about their 2012 Performance Score Certificates (PSC), which must be posted in each facility in clear view of patients and caregivers. ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Amgen, DaVita Ink Epogen Deal Through 2018

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—DaVita signed on Nov. 15 a supply agreement with Amgen under which Epogen will account for at least 90 percent of the dialysis provider's anemia drug requirements through 2018, according to a Nov. 18 regulatory filing from Amgen. ...More
November 21, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Study: Bundling to Cut Health Costs is Hard to Achieve

While there is considerable interest in bundling payments to health care providers to encourage them to cut costs, putting the strategy into practice is proving to be more difficult than anticipated. ...More
November 8, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
What to Expect from the ESRD Quality Incentive Program

In this article, the focus will be on the ESRD QIP. There were 88 public comments received on the QIP, and the final QIP rule reflects important changes relative to the proposed rule. The greatest changes in the QIP will be for payment year 2014 ...More
November 4, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CMS Raises Dialysis Reimbursement for 2012, Revises QIP

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Nov. 1 that increases dialysis reimbursement in 2012 and alters the quality incentive program (QIP) by removing the lower hemoglobin target for anemia management in 2013 and expands the ...More
November 2, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Clinics Pay Hurt By Patients Not Following Treatment

WASHINGTON— Dialysis clinics that provide care to kidney disease patients who cannot or will not follow their prescribed treatments will be penalized under a new Medicare payment system, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Journal of the American Society ...More
October 25, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management