Search results for "MACRA"
ACP offers redesigned MACRA resources
Updated online features from ACP include a description of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or one of the Alternative Payment Model (APM) payment tracks.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/25/4.htm
25 Jul 2017
Handling MACRA's advancing care information component
The new Quality Payment Program created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) does not have to be as scary as many have made it out to ... The five base measures are:. 1. Perform security risk analysis: As required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an eligible clinician must conduct or review a security risk
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2017
ACP testimony highlights educational efforts, recommends steps to implement MACRA
The College highlighted 3 priorities as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 is implemented: to establish better measures and less burdensome reporting, to create realistic pathways for patient-centered medical homes, and to define eligible alternative payment measure requirements.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/26/4.htm
26 Apr 2016
Setting the record straight on MACRA
There is a growing awareness among physicians that the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) makes important changes in how Medicare will reimburse them, as well as confusion about what will be different and what they should do to be ready.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2016
Confused about MACRA? You're not alone
ACP has resources that can help you prepare for MACRA both now and after the final rule from CMS is issued.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/04/6.htm
4 Oct 2016
Making MACRA better, in intent and implementation
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act makes significant improvements in how Medicare links payment to reporting of quality measures. Will CMS actually implement the law in a way that truly simplifies reporting?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/washington.htm
1 Sep 2016
You've heard of MACRA and MIPS, but how about HCC for how some of us get paid?
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about how hierarchical condition categories and ICD-10 coding will impact payment in future payment models.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/20/6.htm
20 Sep 2016
The road to advocacy's ‘Final Four’
Although ACP achieved major changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) codes, implementation of these changes has not been perfect. There is ongoing work to be done.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/the-road-to-advocacys-final-four.htm
1 Mar 2023
Maximize your reimbursement with ACP's Quality Payment Advisor
A free, web-based tool will help determine whether a practice should pick the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or advanced Alternative Payment Model pathway.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/13/5.htm
13 Jun 2017
Setting goals to improve quality under MIPS
Five principles frequently define successful individual and organizational goal-setting and achievement. They can be applied as physicians convert to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, which will have a dramatic impact on future Medicare reimbursements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/policy.htm
1 Mar 2017