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Society Comments on CMS ACO Proposed Rule

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 18, 2018
This week the Society submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations—Pathways to Success. The Society commented on the following areas of...

Submit a MIPS Targeted Review Request by October 15

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 11, 2018
If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS score and performance feedback are available on the Quality Payment Program website. The payment adjustment you will receive in 2019 will be based on your...

Participants in New Value-Based Bundled Payment Model Announced

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 11, 2018
On October 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 1,299 entities have signed agreements with the agency to participate in the administration’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) – Advanced Model. The...
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CMS Patient Relationship Categories and Codes Webcast Scheduled for October 17

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 4, 2018
On Wednesday, October 17, from 1:30 to 3 pm ET, CMS will host a webinar on patient relationship categories and codes. The webinar will focus on guidance for classifying patient relationships during the voluntary reporting period that CMS implemented...

Recording Now Available: The Society’s Webinar on MACRA, MIPS AND APMS: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
October 4, 2018
The Society was happy to host a free webinar for members featuring senior Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials. The webinar detailed the requirements of the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) as well as the proposed changes...

Congressional Opioid Legislation Agreement Expected to be Signed by President

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Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
October 4, 2018
After months of hearings and debate, the House and the Senate reached agreement this week on legislation to address the opioid epidemic. The House passed the legislation by a vote of 393 to 8 and the Senate by a vote of 99 to 1. The Senate then...

Society Leaders Excited, Empowered, Inspired During Hill Day

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October 3, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “It was exciting to see that people recognize the importance of post-acute and long-term care [PALTC]. Increasingly, they understand our world and the impact of it in the continuum of care,” says Society President...

October 15 Deadline to Submit a MIPS Targeted Review Request

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
September 27, 2018
If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS final score and performance feedback are available on the Quality Payment Program website. The payment adjustment you will receive in 2019 is based on this...

Bipartisan Committee Leaders Announce Opioid Legislation Agreement

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Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
September 27, 2018
This week a group of bipartisan leaders from committees in both the House and Senate announced an agreement on sweeping legislation to combat the opioid crisis. In June, the House passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act by a vote...