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CMS Offers Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practitioners
October 18, 2018
Do you need in-service training on dementia management and resident abuse prevention? Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes from CMS focuses on caring for residents with dementia and preventing abuse. This training is updated and...

Quality Payment Program: 2018 CME Modules, Infographics, and Scoring Guide

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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 18, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted three new Continuing Medical Education (CME) modules on the Medicare Learning Network Learning Management System for the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Improvement...

CMS Annual Wellness Visit Booklet Revised

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Practice Management, Practitioners
October 18, 2018
The revised Annual Wellness Visit booklet is available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Learn about: Health risk assessment Initial and subsequent components Coding, diagnosis, and billing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...