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October 9, 2017

Independent Physicians Successfully Lead Effort to Modernize NJ Self-Referral Laws

Published in EndoEconomics For the past several years, the federal government has shifted its position toward allowing physicians to legally engage in self-referrals if they are participating in an alternative payment model. This movement began in 2011 when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was authorized to waive the federal Stark self-referral law for […]
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August 9, 2017

Project Sonar APM Would Allow Gastroenterologists to Take Part in New Payment Models

By Dr. Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF, FACG See full article in American Journal of Managed Care As the drama unfolded this summer during Congress’ failed attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, our healthcare system continued its inevitable move away from fee-for-service toward value-based care. One immediate step HHS Secretary Tom […]
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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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Adult Gastroenterology Associates is a single-specialty GI and hepatology practice serving Tulsa and much of Northeastern Oklahoma, with physicians who specialize in colon cancer screening, treatment of GERD, IBD, and treatment of diseases of the liver and pancreas.

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www.tulsagastro.com

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