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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 14, 2017

GI News Round Up 04/10-04/14

DHPA in the News PTAC OK’s Alternative Payment Model for IBD MedPage Today Shannon Firth MACRA IT could be most difficult part of the shift to MACRA Health Data Management Joseph Goedert MACRA’s future? Tom Price wants doctors’ ideas for Medicare payment models FierceHealthcare Joanne Finnegan APMs Price: Physicians should recommend new payment […]
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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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April 7, 2017

GI News Round Up 04/03-04/07

MIPS Docs risk reputation damage by reporting minimal MIPS data Modern Medicine Network Keith L. Martin CMS Announces MIPS Registration Period for Group Reporting EHR Intelligence Kate Monica MACRA 70% of physicians still unprepared to face MACRA alone: 5 key notes Becker’s ASC Review Laura Dydra GOP Doctors Caucus: We’re watching MACRA Modern Medicine […]
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April 3, 2017

DHPA Joins Letter Opposing Harmful Part B Changes

Today the Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) joined nearly 200 physician, patient and other advocacy organizations in signing a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) expressing concern about a set of recommendations that MedPAC is considering which, if adopted, would make it more challenging for physicians to offer medicines under Medicare Part B […]
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