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National Health Care Decisions Day is April 16

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Advance Care Planning, Practitioners
April 12, 2018
National Health Care Decisions Day educates the public and providers about the importance of Advance Care Planning (ACP). Did you know that ACP services can be billed to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule? The Society’s Guide to Post-Acute and Long...

Society Backed APMs Move Forward After PTAC Vote

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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), Practitioners
April 5, 2018
Several Society supported Advanced Payment Models (APMs) moved forward to the Secretary for implementation after the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) met March 26-27 to review four proposed payment models. A vote...

Reducing Provider Burden: Send CMS Your Feedback

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
April 5, 2018
Medicare is simplifying claims documentation requirements so that you spend less time on paperwork, allowing you to focus more on your patients. Visit the Provider Compliance Group’s Simplifying Documentation Requirements and Reducing Provider...

MIPS APM: Resources from CMS for Performance Year 2018

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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), Practitioners
April 5, 2018
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Alternative Payment Model (APM) performance year 2018 materials are available: Quality Performance Category Scoring Web Interface Reporters Fact Sheet and Scores for Improvement Activities Fact Sheet :...

Congress Focusing on Opioid Crisis

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Medication, Opioids, Pain Management, Practitioners
March 29, 2018
In response to the deepening opioid crisis, Congress is engaged in a multi-faceted review of a package of opioid bills. The recently passed omnibus bill included an additional $3.6 billion for opioid-addiction and mental-health services such as...

2017 MIPS Improvement Activities Resources; Data Submission Deadline April 3

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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), Practitioners
March 29, 2018
The March 31, 2018 data submission deadline for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) was extended and is now Tuesday, April 3 at 8PM EDT ! As you prepare to submit 2017 MIPS data for the Improvement Activities performance category, the...

HIMSS Review: Seema Verma lays out big plans; Society Foundation plays key role in Major IT Readiness Survey

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Health Information Technology (HIT), Practitioners
March 16, 2018
At last week’s HIMSS18 meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator laid out lofty goals for the Administration. Introduced by White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Administrator Verma recounted...

Dementia Care: Person-Centered Care Planning and Practice Recommendations Call from CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practitioners
March 16, 2018
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, March 20 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on the phase two changes for person-...

Register for the CMS "MIPS Reporting for the 2017 Performance Year" Webinar

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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), Practitioners
March 16, 2018
The Philadelphia Regional Office of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a webinar focusing on Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting for the 2017 performance year on Tuesday, March 20, from 12:00 to 1:30...

Quality Payment Program: Submit 2017 Participation Data through March 31

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
March 8, 2018
If you are an eligible clinician participating in the Quality Payment Program, you can submit your 2017 performance data using the new feature on the Quality Payment Program website. The 2017 data submission period runs through March 31 with two...