Entries by Daphne Hanson

Value-based purchasing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new approach to reimbursement starting in 2011 called value-based purchasing. The goal was to reduce the amount of CMS payments overall and to tie patient satisfaction and quality goals to reimbursement. Has this shift in reimbursement strategy been successful? Why or why not?

A 46-year-old male presents with a complaint of heartburn for the past 3 months. He describes the pain as burning and located in the epigastric area

A 46-year-old male presents with a complaint of heartburn for the past 3 months. He describes the pain as burning and located in the epigastric area. The pain improves after he takes an antacid or drinks milk. He has been taking either over-the-counter famotidine or ranitidine off and on for the past 2 months and […]