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April 18, 2017

Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee approves Project Sonar as an alternative payment model

By Eric Oliver See full article in Becker’s GI & Endoscopy The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee recently completed its two-day public meeting to deliberate and vote on three proposals for physician-focused payment models. The full Committee voted to make the following recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: Project […]
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April 12, 2017

PTAC OK’s Alternative Payment Model for IBD

By Shannon Firth See full article in MedPage Today An alternative payment model gained endorsement from a body of policy experts tasked with helping the administration identify ways to shift physician payment from volume to value. With one member absent, the Physician Focused Payment Technical Advisory Committee (P-TAC) voted 7-3 that Project Sonar, an “intensive […]
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March 14, 2017

American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) – Two New Advanced APMs Could be the Answer for Medical Specialists

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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March 10, 2017

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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March 3, 2017

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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Member Spotlight

For more than 30 years, Akron Digestive Disease Consultants has been providing care for conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder. The practice currently has five board certified physicians committed to providing outstanding personalized and timely digestive health care.

Learn more at:
www.akrondigestive.com

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    Is your practice interested in promoting and preserving accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent GI medical setting? Contact us today about joining DHPA.

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