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MIPS Data Validation and Audit to begin June 2019 for Performance Years 2017 and 2018

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
June 21, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Guidehouse to conduct data validation and audits of a select number of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians. Data validation and audits are...

REMINDER: Medicare Shared Savings Program: Submit Notice of Intent to Apply by June 28

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
June 21, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting Notices of Intent to Apply (NOIAs) via the Accountable Care Organization Management System (ACO-MS) for a January 1, 2020, start date. You must submit a NOIA if you intend to apply...

CMS Proposes to Update e-Prescribing Standards

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Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners
June 21, 2019
On June 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update the Part D e-prescribing program by adopting standards that ensure secure transmissions and expedite prior authorizations. Under the proposed...

CMS Seeks Comments on Patients over Paperwork Initiative

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Patient Centered, Practitioners
June 14, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Patients over Paperwork initiative to eliminate outdated, duplicative, and overly burdensome regulations so clinicians and providers can focus on their primary mission: patient care...

Medicare Shared Savings Program: Submit Notice of Intent to Apply by June 28

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
June 14, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting Notices of Intent to Apply (NOIAs) via the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System (ACO-MS) for a January 1, 2020, start date. You must submit a NOIA if you intend to...

Society Active at the AMA’s 2019 House of Delegates: Report

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Dementia, Antipsychotics, Opioids, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Practitioners
June 14, 2019
Last week, first-time Society delegates Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, and Walter Lin, MD, MBA, attended the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting in Chicago, IL. The Society tracked and reviewed hundreds of resolutions...

June 9, 2019

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June 10, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join On the May 28 AMDA On-The-Go podcast about the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, had several questions: “What is this new thing called PDPM? How is it generated? Why do we need...

June 2, 2019

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June 2, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Society Treasurer Jeffrey Nichols, MD, CMD, is widely known for his popular “Dear Dr. Jeff “column in Caring for the Ages . However, he is more than that—much more. He currently is chief medical officer at the...

May 26, 2019

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May 26, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join In Episode 31, AMDA On-The-Go host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, and his guest, Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD, president of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM), talked about “Leadership in...

May 19, 2019

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May 19, 2019
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join AMDA On-The-Go podcast host Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, asked some tough questions at the beginning of his April 29 show on Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care Facilities. Specifically, “In the...