By Michael Weinstein See full article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy In late December, the Digestive Health Network (DHN) submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would reshape the way the government reimburses physicians who perform colonoscopies. The alternative payment model attempts to shift the current method of fee-for-service reimbursement […]
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Bloomberg – Ideas for New Doctor Payment Models Coming From Medical Groups
By Mindy Yochelson See full article in Bloomberg Five very different alternative payment models are being critiqued by a federal committee to determine if they could become options for paying physicians under Medicare. The five are the first to be submitted to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) and range from limited inclusion […]
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Becker’s GI & Endoscopy – How specialty-specific alternative payment models could revolutionize ASC care
By Eric Oliver See full article in Becker’s Specialty physicians, including gastroenterologists, are struggling to participate as the healthcare arena adapts to Alternative Payment Models. The Illinois Gastroenterology Group submitted the “Project Sonar Advanced APM” and the Digestive Health Network proposed its “Comprehensive Colonoscopy Advanced APM for Colorectal Cancer, Screening, Diagnosis and Surveillance” models to […]
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Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News – Project Sonar Validates Cost Normalization Methodology
By Jordan Davidson See full article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy The costs of clinical practices vary greatly from one group to another. So what’s the best way to eliminate these differences and determine whether a particular approach to care is more (or less) cost-effective than another? Physicians at the Illinois Gastroenterology Group created a web […]
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RevCycle Intelligence – Stakeholders Propose 4 MACRA Physician-Focused Payment Models
By Jacquelline Belliveau See full article in RevCycle Intelligence MACRA’s Quality Payment Program offers 5 percent maximum incentive payments if eligible clinicians sufficiently participate in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) from 2017 to 2022. But many specialists are still waiting for CMS to develop and approve more specialty-specific Advanced APMs so they can reap […]
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