This blog post was written by our guest blogger Megan O’Donnell, Manager at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) Healthcare Division. The Affordable Care Act mandates that all eligible professionals in practices of two or more physicians, who are receiving payment for Medicare Part B fee-for-service under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), participate in public Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger Megan O’Donnell, Manager at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) – Healthcare Division. So your organization is conducting surveys of your patients to measure their experience with your practice. Now what? Using the information from the CAHPS®1 Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) can help your practice improve the quality of experiences Read more

The following blog post was written by Heather Banks, a Healthcare Transformation Coordinator at RMS. The marketplace recognizes the potential for return on investment in the medical home through realization of improved quality of care and reduced healthcare expenses. Data has shown that Patient-Centered Medial Homes (PCMH) improves health outcomes, enhances patient experience of care, Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger Megan O’Donnell, Manager at Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) Healthcare Division. Improving CAHPS response rates is top of mind for many of our clients.  In our experience, Telephone Only and Mixed modes of survey administration result in higher response rates than Mail Only mode. The following Read more

This article was featured as part of the Quality Care Courier from Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). If knowledge, including patient data, is power then the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has sent a message to providers and other organizations charged with handling and protecting that data when it published the HIPAA omnibus final rule: With great Read more

RMS helps practices become ‘Best in Class’. Our healthcare transformation services division assists practices in achieving NCQA PPC® PCMH™ recognition. RMS is a healthcare services firm in Upstate, NY.

This blog post discusses the launch of the new RMS newsletter, the Quality Care Courier. RMS is a healthcare transformation services organization in New York.

Looking for a healthcare transformation services organization? The Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) Healthcare division specializes in assisting primary care physician practices in transforming to patient centered medical homes (PCMH)

This blog post was written by our guest blogger, Susan Maxsween, Healthcare Transformation Manager, here at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). Improved patient care and coordination of care has captured the attention of the healthcare delivery system nationwide.  With the inception of the concept of Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), much attention has been directed to Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger, Susan Maxsween, Healthcare Transformation Manager, here at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). The movement of healthcare practices to get PPC®-PCMH™ recognized is a nationwide happening. According to the recently published NCQA Monthly E-Newsletter, they reported that Vermont is building a delivery system, which is built on a Read more