The following blog post was written by Karen Joncas, a Healthcare Transformation Coordinator at RMS. Across the country, health care and community resource providers have joined together to transform our health care delivery systems, reducing the upward cost curve of Medicaid spending while ensuring access to appropriate, quality care. States have been given the opportunity to Read more

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 post was written by guest contributors Michele Treinin and Marc Bovenzi.  Measuring patient experiences and patient loyalty is becoming increasingly important in the healthcare arena as patients are becoming more concerned and aware of the care they receive. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed a “Physician Compare” website to share Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger Karen Joncas, Healthcare Transformation Coordinator at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). In a recent interview, Devin Gross, CEO of Emmi Solutions, a technology firm that provides interactive and multimedia solutions which engage and empower patients to take a more active role in their own healthcare, shared his Read more

RMS Healthcare will be hosting a series of webinar sessions which address the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model adoption within physician practices.  The sessions will be aimed to provide the participant with applicable “how-to’s” of implementing processes to change the landscape of patient care within the practice and to optimize operations which support the adoption Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger Susan Maxsween, Director of Healthcare and Practice Transformation at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). In February of this year, RMS Healthcare posted a blog entitled NCQA to launch new 2014 PCMH standards, which highlighted the core components of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Model and Read more

After an intensive application process, Baldwinsville based Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS) has received approval as a survey vendor for the 2014 In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. (ICH CAHPS®). The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) granted RMS as an ICH CAHPS® approved vendor this week. “We are happy Read more

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) provides federal protection for individuals identifiable health information held by covered entities and their business associates, and gives patients rights with respect to that information. HIPAA ensures that you have rights over your health information. That includes the right to review your personal information, making Read more