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Upcoming Webinar: Infection Surveillance in Long-Term Care

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Infections, C. difficile, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control
February 23, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Having completed fellowships in geriatrics and infectious diseases, Theresa Rowe, DO, MS, knows all about the importance of understanding and controlling infections in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC)...

eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document Now Available from CMS

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
February 23, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQM) Annual Update Pre-Publication Document , which describes changes in the standards and code set versions used in the updated measures...

New CMS Video: MIPS Claims Based Quality Measures Projections and Results

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
February 23, 2018
This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demo, available here , shows users a new qpp.cms.gov feature. This feature will allow a user from a group who submits their Quality Measures for the purposes of Merit-Based Incentive Program (...

CMS Holding a Dementia Care: Person-Centered Care Planning and Practice Recommendations Call

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practitioners
February 23, 2018
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, March 20 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on the phase two changes for person-...

February 16, 2018

Weekly Roundup
Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
February 16, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: CMD: THREE LETTERS THAT SPELL STRONG, EFFECTIVE LEADER Timothy Paden, MD, CMD, had been a strong, passionate physician for many years; but instead of resting on his laurels, he wanted to be even stronger.

Quality Payment Program: Performance Scores for 2017 Claims Data

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Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
February 15, 2018
If you are an eligible clinician who submitted 2017 Quality performance data for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) via claims, view your performance scores through the data submission feature . Simply login and view your calculated...

President’s FY2019 Budget Proposal Released

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Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners
February 15, 2018
This week the White House released the President’s FY2019 Budget Proposal entitled, Efficient, Effective, Accountable: An American Budget . The President’s budget does not have the force of law but rather it helps set the Administration’s agenda and...

CMD: Three Letters That Spell Strong, Effective Leader

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Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
February 15, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join One common trait that great team leaders share is that they never stop learning or pursuing new skills. Timothy Paden, MD, CMD, had been a strong, passionate physician for many years; but instead of resting on his...

February 9, 2018

Weekly Roundup
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Medical Director
February 9, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Spotlight: Interpreting Regs: A Welcome Challenge for Physician with Passion for Advocacy HPA: CMS Publishes Advanced APMs for 2018 MACRA Reporting; MIPS: Call for Advancing Care Information Measures and...

Proposed Budget Deal Impacts MACRA, Other Physician Pay Provisions

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
February 9, 2018
As a result of the Society’s advocacy efforts, along with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other physician groups, language extending the misvalued code offset has changed for the better. Earlier reports were that Congress was considering...