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CMS to Host MIPS APMs Scoring Standard Webinar on April 24

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practice Management, Practitioners
April 18, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a webinar on Wednesday, April 24, from 2 to 3 PM ET. The purpose of the webinar is to provide an overview of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models...

National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16

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Advance Care Planning, Practitioners
April 11, 2019
National Healthcare Decisions Day educates the public and providers about the importance of Advance Care Planning (ACP). For example, did you know that ACP services can be billed to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule? For more information: ACP Fact...

Study of First Visits for Patients In SNF

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Federal Regulations, Medical Necessity, Practitioners
April 11, 2019
A study, Assessing First Visits By Physicians To Medicare Patients Discharged To Skilled Nursing Facilities, published in the April edition of Health Affairs , examined the timeliness of the first visit after discharge from an acute care facility...

Quality Payment Program: 2018 MIPS Data Submission Preliminary Feedback

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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
April 11, 2019
The data submission period for the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) closed on April 2. If you submitted data through the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website, you can review your preliminary performance feedback data. Your final...

New Part D Policies from CMS Address Opioid Epidemic

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Opioids, Practitioners
April 4, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced new Medicare Part D opioid safety policies to reduce prescription opioid misuse while preserving medically necessary access to these medications. It’s important to note that these new...

AMDA to Host PDPM Webinar on April 18

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 4, 2019
AMDA is hosting a webinar, Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM): An Opportunity for PALTC Clinician, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET. As always, this webinar is free to members. This session will discuss the details of PDPM, which will...

HCP LAN Issues Alternative Payment Model Roadmap

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Skilled Nursing Care, Payment, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 4, 2019
This week, the Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network (HCP LAN) announced that the Roadmap for Driving High Performance in Alternative Payment Models is now live and available for use. This roadmap lets you explore this interactive, web-...

House Committee to Hold Surprise Billing Hearing

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status, Practitioners
March 28, 2019
On Tuesday, April 2, the House Education & Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing, Examining Surprise Billing: Protecting Patients from Financial Pain. Surprise billing has become an issue Congress is...

2017 HAI Progress Report Highlights Continued Prevention Progress; Improvements Still Needed

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Infection Prevention/Control, Practitioners
March 28, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the 2017 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Progress Report . This report shows that the United States has made significant reductions in several types of HAIs...

SNF PPS Patient-Driven Payment Model: Get Ready for Implementation on October 1

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
March 28, 2019
On October 1, the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing Resource Utilization Group, Version IV for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...