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July 15, 2016

GI News Round Up – 07/09/16 – 07/15/16

Gastroenterology

It’s Academic: How To Succeed in University Medicine
By Monica J. Smith
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

Lebron James and Medical Ethics: The Gastro and Endo News Report
By Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News Staff
MedPage Today

7 things for ASC leaders to know for Thursday – July 14, 2016
By Mary Rechtoris
Becker’s ASC Review


MACRA

CMS chief tells Senate panel MACRA delay possible, open to multiple start dates
By Beth Jones Sanborn
HealthcareIT News

CMS’ Slavitt Acknowledges Possibility of MACRA Delay
By Rajiv Leventhal
Healthcare Informatics

CMS Wavers on Commitment to MACRA Reforms
By Tony Hagen
OncLive

Healthcare Providers Push for MACRA Delay
By Shannon Firth
MedPage Today

Holy MACRA! Half of docs have never heard of Medicare payment reform
By Dave Barkholz
Modern Healthcare

Lawmakers push CMS for MACRA relief
By Sarah Chacko
The Hill

Providers, physicians will earn more under MACRA’s MIPS program for many years, study says
By Susan Morse
Healthcare Finance

Senators Seek CHanges to Meaningful Use Reporting Periods
By Kyle Murphy, PhD
EHR Intelligence

Slavitt: CMS Already Mulling Changes to MACRA Start Date
By Kyle Murphy, PhD
EHR Intelligence

Slavitt suggests MACRA could be delayed
By Shannon Muchmore
Modern Healthcare

Support swells for flexibility in implementing MACRA
By Fred Bazzoli
Health Data Management

Two Prominent North Texas Independent Docs Tell CMS They Will Fail MACRA Requirements
By Matt Goodman
Healthcare Daily

50% of physicians have never heard of MACRA, Deloitte finds
By Brooke Murphy
Becker’s Hospital CFO


Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

CMS proposed 2017 physician fee schedule eliminates moderate sedation from endoscopic procedures
By Laura Dyrda
Becker’s GI & Endoscopy

CMS’ updated Physician Fee Schedule proposal sweeps across the continuum
By Meg Bryant
Healthcare DIVE

Telehealth, CDS provisions outlined in proposed physician fee schedule
By Dan Bowman
Fierce Healthcare

6 proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2017
By Ayla Ellison and Emily Rappleye
Becker’s Hospital Review


Physician Reimbursement

‘Major Changes Ahead’: Reimbursement Tips From ASCO 2016
By Cary A. Presant, MD
Medscape


Stark Law

Hatch Eyes Movement on Stark Law Changes by Year’s End
By Mary Ellen McIntire
Morning Consult

Healthcare execs look for relief from Stark Law
By Heather Caspi
Healthcare DIVE

Health systems urge Senate to revamp or repeal Stark law
By Virgil Dickson
Modern Healthcare

Is Congress Really Putting Stark Law Changes On The Table?
By James Swann
Bloomberg BNA

Mission’s Paulus testifies on ‘choking fog’ of law
By Mark Barrett
Citizen-Times

Roundtable Discussion Results in Senate Committee White Paper on Stark Law Reform
By Amanda Enyeart, Eric B. Gordon, MD, and Daniel H. Melvin
National Law Review

Senate Finance Eager to Reform Physician Self-Referral Law
By James Swann
Bloomberg BNA

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