Contents tagged with payment
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The future of family medicine and primary care ain’t what it used to be
Fast moving market changes pose challenges and opportunities for family doctors in every sector
By Tom Banning, TAFP CEO
I love a good Yogi Berra quote to start off a column and few have ever been as appropriate as this one is for family physicians today: The future ain’t what it used to be.
Changes in the health care marketplace here in Texas and across the country pose significant challenges and opportunities for our members, whether they practice in rural or metropolitan communities, regardless of where they fall on the broad spectrum of practice types. I believe addressing these changes is among the most pressing issues we face as an Academy.
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Get MACRA ready with QPP Now: AAFP enhances tools to help you avoid negative payment adjustment in 2019
By Jonathan Nelson
Amid the daily deluge of news about efforts to repeal Obamacare and the possible passage of the next iteration of health reform winding its way through Congress, it’s easy to forget the looming deadlines associated with Medicare’s Quality Payment Program. But don’t do it! We’re halfway through the year, which means you have only 6 months left to report at least one quality measure or activity in 2017 to avoid being penalized in 2019.
Your Academy has put together a wealth of resources to help you avoid that penalty and prepare for what’s to come. Bookmark this link in your browser and visit it frequently, as modules are being updated and developed as regulations are modified: http://www.aafp.org/practice-management/payment/macraready.html.
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OIG steps up investigations of health care providers
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OIG steps up investigations of health care providers
Physician compensation under the microscope
By Corinne Smith, Strasburger and Price
Headlines like this should make you feel … more
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Direct primary care: An alternative to fee-for-service
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Direct primary care: An alternative to fee-for-service
By Kate Alfano
Unlimited time with patients, decreased practice overhead, less exposure to risk, fewer medical errors, zero … more
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Measuring up: With value-based payment reform on the horizon, quality improvement in the family doctor’s office is about more than checking boxes
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Measuring up
With value-based payment reform on the horizon, quality improvement in the family doctor’s office is about more than checking boxes
By Jonathan Nelson
You can’t … more
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Congress works to repeal SGR as 24 percent Medicare rate cut looms
Congress works to repeal SGR as 24 percent Medicare rate cut looms
AAFP submits comments, recommendations on bipartisan, bicameral proposal
posted 11.21.13
Congress might be closer than ever to … more
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What you need to know about pre- and post-payment EHR audits
What you need to know about pre- and post-payment EHR audits
By David Nilasena, M.D.Chief Medical Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Southwest Region
An eligible … more
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TAFP member’s research basis for AAFP recommendation to CMS
AAFP recently submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging them to create a new set of evaluation and management codes for primary care physicians. The recommendation, sent to CMS Acting Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum, was accompanied by supporting documents based on the research of TAFP member David Katerndahl, M.D., M.A.
The Academy suggested that CMS create the codes and include them in the 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule. AAFP Board Chair Glen Stream, M.D., said in the letter that a new payment model is necessary for the country to reach better health care for people and populations, as well as lower health care costs. “That system should recognize the complexity of ambulatory care provided by primary care physicians and reward the quality of services provided in their practices,” said Stream.
New E/M codes that differentiate primary care physicians from specialists or subspecialists would show the true value of both types of care, rather than devalue them as the current coding system does. Katerndahl’s research shows that the complexity of a primary care physician’s patient visit including E/M is much different than those with other specialists.
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Texas Medicaid contractor begins accepting primary care attestation
Want to receive enhanced Medicaid fees under ACA? You must complete the Texas Medicaid attestation form
posted 07.24.13
Updated 10.02.13
The state’s Health and Human Services Commission recently … more
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Medicare EHR incentive program: Learn about payment adjustments and hardship exceptions
Medicare EHR incentive program: Learn about payment adjustments and hardship exceptions
posted 03.19.13
By David Nilasena, M.D., chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … more