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May 6, 2016

GI News Round Up – 04/30/16 – 05/06/16

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopies get the glory, but reasons for dramatic decline in colon cancer are unclear
By Kevin Lomangino
Health News Review

Using Humor to Address a Serious Health Care Concern
By Matt O’Connor
Hospitals & Health Networks


Medicare Reimbursement

A Controversial New Demonstration In Medicare: Potential Implications For Physician-Administered Drugs
By Kavita Patel and Caitlin Brandt
Health Affairs Blog

Docs face stark choices under new Medicare pay proposal
By Beth Kutscher
Modern Healthcare

Editorial: Better oversight for Medicaid; a questionable start on doc pay
By Merrill Goozner
Modern Healthcare

Government’s proposed reimbursement scheme will cost in the long-run
By Tanya Campbell
Maine News Online

Medicare reimbursement changes add information-blocking ban
By Shaun Sutner
Search Health IT

Physician payment in Medicare is changing: Three highlights in the MACRA proposed rule that providers need to know
By Kavita Patel, Margaret Darling, Caitlin Brandt and Paul Ginsberg
Brookings Institute


MACRA

AMA Releases Value-Based Care, MACRA Resources for Providers
By Jacqueline Belliveau
RevCycle Intelligence

Breakdown of the MACRA Proposed Final Rule
By Julie Henry
Healthcare Dive

CMS Offers 3 Listening Sessions on MACRA Proposed Rules
By Jacqueline Beliveau
EHR Intelligence

CMS Proposes “Advancing Care Information” Program to Replace Meaningful Use
By Dianne J. Bourque and Thomas S. Crane
National Law Review

How Value-Based Care Looks Under the Quality Payment Program
By Jacqueline Belliveau
EHR Intelligence

MACRA: Did Rural Health Make the Cut without Getting Cut?
By Janelle Ali-Dinar, PhD
RAC Monitor

MACRA rules for physician payments stacked against small practices, critics say
By Jeff Lagasse
Healthcare Finance

Overlooked MACRA provisions
By David Pittman
Politico

Reader Poll: How Will the New Medicare Payment Plan Affect You?
Medscape

So, what’s really in the MACRA rule from an IT perspective?
By John D. Halamka
MedCity News

Top 5 Facts to Know about MACRA Alternative Payment Models
By Catherine Sampson
RevCycle Intelligence

Understanding MIPS Eligibility under Proposed MACRA Rule
By Kyle Murphy, PhD
EHR Intelligence

VIDEO: Secrets of success in a MACRA-based world
By Whitney McKnight
Clinical Endocrinology News

Washington Debrief: MACRA Reg is Out!
By Leslie Kriegstein
Healthcare Informatics

Woodbridge Physician Testifies Before Congress About Medicare’s “Value-Based” Payment Reforms
By J.M. Kriz
Woodbridge Town News

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