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Quality Payment Program: Additional Opportunities for Clinicians to Join Innovative Care Approaches

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM)
October 28, 2016
On October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new opportunities for clinicians to join Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and potentially earn an...

New CMS Provider Compliance Tip Sheet for SNF Service

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation
October 28, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new provider compliance fact sheet with tips on skilled nursing facility inpatient services. The tip sheet reviews common reason for denials of claims and how to prevent them...

Informal Review Request Period for the 2017 Value Modifier Open Now Through November 30, 2016

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management
October 28, 2016
The 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) were released on September 26, 2016 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 2015 Annual QRURs show how physician groups and physician solo practitioners performed in...

First To Register Says Annual Conference Is Number One Priority

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Federal Regulations, Payment, Practice Management
October 28, 2016
“The keynote speakers are very engaging. I’ve especially enjoyed hearing from regulatory and legislative insiders who offer insights into payment and policy issues,” says David Greene, MD, CMD, the first registrant for the 2017 Annual Conference. He...

Long-Term Care Facilities: Reform of Requirements Call — October 27

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags
October 21, 2016
Thursday, October 27 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET To register or for more information, visit MLN Connects® Event Registration . Space may be limited, register early. During this call, learn about the final rule to reform the requirements for long-term care...

Medicare’s Investment in Primary Care Shows Progress

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
October 21, 2016
On October 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative’s second round of shared savings results, with nearly all practices (95 percent) meeting quality of care requirements and...

CMS Announces New Initiative to Increase Clinician Engagement

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA)
October 21, 2016
On October 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new initiative to improve the clinician experience with the Medicare program. As delivery system reforms from the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP...

Growing Strong with the Society Family: Renew Now for Special Discount

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Federal Regulations, Practitioners
October 21, 2016
“We have to deal with many issues, such as state and federal regulations, that we weren’t taught in school. Those who practice in this field and yet don’t actively participate in the Society are missing out on a great opportunity. We desperately...

Be Part of History: Groundbreaking Survey Seeks to Define Specialty, More

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Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
October 14, 2016
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help analyze and define post-acute and long-term care medicine as a specialty field. It is a chance to contribute to an analysis that will create a widespread understanding about what we do every day,”...

New Data to Increase Transparency on Medicare Hospice Payments

Policy Snapshot
Hospice, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
October 14, 2016
On October 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a privacy-protected public data set, the Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use File (Hospice PUF), which provides information on services provided to Medicare...