This article is part three of a six-part blog series with Dr. Brad Jones. Increasing Margins By understanding social determinants of health and factoring them into the equation when making data-driven decisions, organizations can realize a return on their investment in a few different ways. In addition to serving their...
This article is part two of a six-part blog series with Dr. Brad Jones. How do health challenges differ across rural, urban, and suburban areas? Unfortunately, there is a lack of evidence-based research and information about what works and what doesn’t work in rural areas. This is because researchers, policymakers,...
This article is part one of a six-part blog series with Dr. Brad Jones. Tell us about yourself. I am a strategic planning consultant and applied data analytics research advisor that specializes in applied health marketing research, primarily serving organizations that support traditionally underserved and vulnerable population groups. I’m originally...
ATLANTA, Georgia  –Truitt Health, a Healthcare Financial, Operations, and IT Alignment advisory firm, announces the appointment of Trey Fowler as its new Business Development Executive. Trey Fowler will be responsible for developing Truitt Health’s presence nationwide, helping leaders in our community health systems to overcome their current financial and technology...
The day came when my boss, Bryan Fowler, asked our Truitt Health team if we would like to go to Honduras to support the HOI cause. To be very honest, when he first mentioned taking the Truitt Health team to Honduras during my job interview, I was skeptical. Seriously, who...
With the first transition year for MIPS coming to a close, eligible clinicians must strategize payment implications for upcoming years. Similar to the Physicians Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Value-Based Modifier (VBPM) but unlike Meaningful Use (MU), MIPS scores each clinician in comparison to others, but also adds benchmarks based...
Along with the release of the QPP Final Rule early this month, the PFS Final Rule was also released. The biggest surprise was the announcement of reduced penalties/incentives related to the Value-Based Payment Modifier Program. Payment Reductions Reduced Payment reductions for physicians who were slated to be penalized via the...
On November 2nd, CMS made several announcements indicating that they are moving forward with MIPS rather than backtracking, although some additional flexibilities were included. As a provider, here is what you need to know. The Major Changes Metric 2017 2018 Reporting Period Quality 60% 50% Full year Advancing Care...
by Bryan Fowler I read a recent post on Quora that stated that the value of digital data in healthcare is so high, it doesn’t matter if physicians and nurses are being inconvenienced by the new EHR systems. While I believe that data is absolutely critical to the innovation of...
ATLANTA, Georgia (January 5, 2017) - Truitt Health, a Healthcare Operations and IT Alignment company, has named Dr. Lincoln Godfrey, D.O., as its Chief Medical & Informatics Officer (CMIO) “Lincoln brings tremendous leadership and hospital medicine expertise," said Bryan Fowler, CEO. “As a past hospital Chief of Staff and current...