CMS Finalizes 3 Payment Rules
On November 1, CMS finalized updated payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for CY 2017.
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Additional CMS Opportunities to Join APMs
CMS announced new opportunities for clinicians to join APMs developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and potentially earn an incentive payment under the Quality Payment Program created through MACRA.
ICD-10 Reaches the One Year Mark
On October 1, 2015, the U.S. health care system transitioned to ICD-10. One year later, CMS remains committed to helping you maintain your ICD-10 progress.
WEDI Releases Issue Brief on ICD-10-CM Clinical Indicators
WEDI, the nation’s leading authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, announced the release of an educational issue brief regarding the 2017 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for coding.
The Quality Payment Program Final Rule
By John Halamka MD – Many people have asked me to review the Quality Payment Program final rule, released on October 14, 2016. Several summaries have already been written but your best bet is to rely on the CMS Quality Payment Program website.
CMS Call: How to Report Across 2016 Medicare Quality Programs
Tuesday, November 1 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET: Register to learn how to report quality measures during the 2016 program year to maximize your participation in Medicare quality programs.
Doctor! Doctor!
By Frank Fortner – Will we get incentives, or nothing at all?” are just a few lyrics from the HITECH Train (Crazy Train parody) song written back in early 2011. It’s been five years since the song was written.
Medicare’s Investment in Primary Care Shows Progress
By Patrick Conway MD – CMS announced the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative’s second round of shared savings results, with nearly all practices (95 percent) meeting quality of care requirements and four out of seven regions sharing in savings with CMS.
The MACRA Final Rule and Industry Reaction
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program final rule was released last Friday and the has not been a lack of response about it.