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June 9, 2017

DHPA Joins in Effort to Protect Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs

DHPA joined 268 other leading physician organizations in sending a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Thomas E. Price, regarding recent policy recommendations that, if implemented, could jeopardize seniors’ access to physician-administered drugs under Medicare Part B, force community clinics to close, and increase costs for seniors. […]
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June 2, 2017

GI News Round Up 05/29-06/02

MACRA The forgotten track: Medicare ACOs qualify for third MACRA option Modern Healthcare Maria Castellucci MACRA: Easing Physician Practice Pain Points HealthLeaders Media Christopher Cheney CMS Issues Technical Assistance Resource Guide for Clinicians Participating in MACRA Healthcare Informatics Heather Landi 87% of Practices Not Adding Staff for MACRA Implementation RevCycle Intelligence Jacqueline Belliveau
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May 31, 2017

PTAC Recommends Project Sonar Advanced APM to HHS

The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has recommended Project Sonar, a proposed Physician-Focused Payment Model (PFPM) on Crohn’s Disease to be implemented as a limited-scale pilot program with parameters determined by Secretary Tom Price of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In January, DHPA submitted a letter to PTAC in support […]
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May 26, 2017

GI News Round Up 05/22-05/26

MACRA Data Analytics, Collaboration Critical to MACRA Implementation RevCycle Intelligence Jacqueline Belliveau MACRA Likely To Cut Physicians’ Medicare Revenue Open Minds Who’s in, who’s out when it comes to MACRA participation Fierce Healthcare Joanne Finnegan MIPS Four things you need to know about MIPS for 2017 practicefusion Stark Law Mercy pays $34 million […]
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May 19, 2017

GI News Round Up 05/15-05/19

MACRA Thinking Strategically about MACRA and MIPS: Will It Be Sink or Swim in 2019? (Part 2 of Two) Healthcare Informatics Heather Landi CMS Announces $30 Million in Grants for Developing Quality Measures Under MACRA Healthcare Informatics Heather Landi MIPS MS: Two-Thirds of Medicare Clinicians will be Exempt from MIPS Early On Healthcare Informatics […]
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