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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

Policy Snapshot
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

Policy Snapshot
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

Spotlight
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

Policy Snapshot
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...

SNF QRP Quality Measure (QM) and Review and Correct Report Data Issues

Policy Snapshot
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
February 9, 2018
A calculation error has been identified for the three assessment-based quality measures reported on the SNF QRP Facility- and Resident-Level QM report and the SNF QRP Review and Correct reports (NQF #0678, NQF #0674, and NQF #2631). Duplicate stays...

MIPS: Call for Advancing Care Information Measures and Improvement Activities

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)
February 9, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is once again seeking input for additional Advancing Care Information (ACI) measures and improvement activities (IAs) for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment...

CMS Publishes Advanced APMs for 2018 MACRA Reporting

Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS)
February 9, 2018
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a table displaying the Alternative Payment Models (APMs) that CMS operates. In the table CMS identifies which of those APMs CMS has determined to be MIPS APMs or Advanced...

Interpreting Regs: A Welcome Challenge for Physician with Passion for Advocacy

Spotlight
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Medical Director
February 9, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Being a strong patient advocate is a passion that Victoria Walker, MD, CMD, has long held as a cornerstone of her career. It led her to become a policy expert, and now she is sharing her expertise and knowledge...