By Fred Rosenberg See full article in AJMC The enactment of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 will fundamentally alter payment to physicians treating Medicare patients. MACRA incentivizes physicians through 2 payment systems: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs). MIPS is a modified fee-for-service system which […]
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Archives for March 2017
GI News Round Up 03/06-03/10
MIPS & MACRA AHA Advises MedPAC on Implementing MACRA, MIPS, APM Policies EHR Intelligence By Kate Monica Exploring MIPS Advancing Care Info, Improvement Activities RevCycle Intelligence By Jacqueline Belliveau Do the math: An argument for why providers should participate in MIPS and MACRA MedCity News By John Squire APMs Proposed APMs will increase […]
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AMA Wire – Barriers to colonoscopy screenings tackled in physician-led APM
By Troy Parks See full article in AMA Wire Advanced alternative payment models (APM) are one option for physician practices to participate in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and several have already been submitted to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which reviews and evaluating Advanced APMs. One of these submissions seeks to […]
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Healio – Proposed APMs will increase cost efficiencies, improve GI patient care
By Dr. Lawrence Kim See full article in Healio At a recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meeting, several commissioners noted the severe lack of opportunities for specialists to enter into Advanced APMs. The DHPA supports two proposals that were submitted to PTAC, both of which will enable gastroenterologists to participate in Advanced APMs and allow […]
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Dr. Jon Verrecchio
Carlisle Digestive Disease Associates Carlisle, PA Dr. Verrecchio is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Verrecchio is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology, Central Pennsylvania Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Read […]
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