Search results for "MACRA"
New ACP Practice Advisor modules now available
To receive credit for continuing medical education and Maintenance of Certification, users must complete the module's Practice Biopsy, initiate quality improvement activities in their practices, and complete a second Practice Biopsy at least 30 days after the first is completed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/12/6.htm
12 Jul 2016
How was ACP's 2015 Leadership Day different from all others?
Following the repeal of the sustainable growth rate, ACP seeks to secure its future through other legislative and regulatory goals, including physician payment reform, graduate medical education, and primary care workforce programs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2015
Deadline approaching for applications for CPC+ New Regional Primary Care Model
CPC+ is an opportunity for primary care practices that have been working to implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model to receive additional payment, with 2 “tracks” with incrementally advanced care delivery requirements and payment options.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/13/6.htm
13 Sep 2016
New year, new chances to advocate for physicians, patients
ACP played an essential role in several important health policy wins for physicians and their patients in 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/new-year-new-chances-to-advocate-for-physicians-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023
Quality reporting offers ‘pick your pace’ participation
A “pick your pace” option for quality reporting under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 will give internists a chance to ease into the new payment system by choosing their levels of participation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/tips.htm
1 Mar 2017
ACP to small practices: We've got your back
Internists in small practices worry that the payment disruptions from the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) will be the straw that breaks the camel's back for profitability. ACP is committed to ensuring that this doesn't happen.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/washington.htm
1 Oct 2016
Advocacy is a marathon that mimics our patient encounters
We do advocacy work on a daily basis when we see patients, and we have to approach our interactions with legislators in a similar way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/advocacy-is-a-marathon-that-mimics-our-patient-encounters.htm
1 Jun 2022
With SGR dead and buried, what's next for ACP advocacy?
Removing the sustainable growth rate formula frees up physician advocacy organizations to talk to Congress about other important issues that otherwise would have been overshadowed, such as the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2015
Multitasking at the heart of ACP's many roles
ACP is an organization that can balance multiple goals of administrative acumen and strength, robust public policy development, and a proven track record of improving the lives of the patients served by its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2016
Learn whether you are in a payment model that measures up
Physicians want to know how to tell if their practices might qualify as an Advanced Alternate Payment Model, which will garner extra reimbursement for quality patient care, and whether they might meet the standards of a qualified professional under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/tips.htm
1 Jul 2016