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Search results for: MACRA

Annual Meeting Preview: Maximizing Reimbursement Under MACRA, MIPS & APMs

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  October 17, 2019

A session at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting will help rheumatologists navigate current payment systems and identify resources to ensure appropriate reimbursement for complex care.

Filed under:Meeting ReportsPractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meetingalternative payment models (APMs)MACRAMIPSQuality Payment Program (QPP)

Rheumatology Can Use MACRA to Drive Healthcare Improvements

Terence W. Starz, MD, Theodore Pincus, MD, & Janet Bahr, NP, on behalf of the ARHP Practice Committee  |  May 18, 2018

We have entered the second year of the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. It’s no secret that the costs of medical care—17.1% of the U.S. gross national product compared with 9.8% in Great Britain, 10.7% in Canada and 11.6% in France—have become an overwhelming driver for change….

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:alternative payment models (APMs)APMMACRAMedicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization ActMerit-Based Incentive PaymentMIPS

MACRA: Tips & Tools for Rheumatology Staff

From the College  |  October 4, 2017

All healthcare professionals who work in rheumatology had to start adapting to a new landscape of reporting and documentation on Jan. 1 of this year when the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act, or MACRA, began. As the changeover continues, the Sunday ARHP session, Your New Role in the Era of…

Filed under:From the CollegePractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:2017 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingMACRAMedicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization ActMIPSreporting and documentation

MACRA Has Arrived—& What You Do Now Counts

From the College  |  October 4, 2017

Changes to reimbursement introduced by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) will affect your Medicare income for 2019. “Rheumatologists generally know that MACRA is up and running,” says Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP, clinical assistant professor of rheumatology at Georgetown University Medical Center and chair of the ACR’s Government Affairs Committee. “Virtually every…

Filed under:From the CollegePractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:2017 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)MACRA lag timeMedicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)Medicare ReimbursementMIPS

How MACRA Has Affected Physician Compliance

From the College  |  May 16, 2017

In recent years, providers and practice groups have been worrying about Meaningful Use (MU) and gaining knowledge on using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to avoid payment penalties, earn incentives and increase practice efficiency. Now, with the release of the final rule for MACRA payment reform, physicians will have two options for payment paths:…

Filed under:From the CollegePractice Support Tagged with:alternative payment models (APMs)ComplianceLegislationMACRAMedicaidMedicareMerit-based incentive payment systemphysicianPhysician Quality Reporting Systempublic policyReimbursementrheumatologistrheumatology

How to Survive MACRA

Kelly Tyrrell  |  April 19, 2017

The year 2015 brought the end of the much-maligned Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), sometimes known as the “doc fix.” The SGR established limits on Medicare reimbursement for physicians, and each year, physicians and those lobbying on their behalf were forced to stave off drastic cuts to their payments. “The SGR was Congress’s attempt to control…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:MACRAMIPSRISESGRSustainable Growth Rate

ACR Advocates for Regulatory Relief and Flexibility for MACRA

From the College  |  April 19, 2017

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) continues to provide feedback to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 on behalf of rheumatologists. The bipartisan bill repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate and transitioned Medicare from fee for service to a system…

Filed under:From the CollegePractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement

Quality Update Reporting Changes under MACRA

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  February 16, 2017

With the termination of the Sustainable Growth Rate formula through the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), clinicians who participate in Medicare Part B will now be reimbursed through a new payment model called the Quality Payment Program (QPP). How It Works The QPP rewards the delivery of high-quality patient care via…

Filed under:Practice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:Advanced Alternative Payment MethodMedicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)Medicare Part BMIPSQuality Payment Program (QPP)Quality Update Reportingsustainable growth rate formula

Top ACR Priorities in 2017 Include Drug Costs, MACRA

Kelly Tyrrell  |  January 4, 2017

With a new federal administration and Republican-controlled Congress taking the helm in 2017, the ACR Government Affairs Committee has identified top legislative and regulatory priorities for the year. “The main priority is going to be helping represent the rheumatology community as Medicare is reformed, because the era of MACRA started Jan. 1,” says Angus Worthing,…

Filed under:Practice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR Government Affairs Committeefederal administrationGACMACRAMedicarePatients’ Access to Treatment ActRISE registry

MACRA: More Points, Smarter Future

Susan Bernstein  |  December 14, 2016

As the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is implemented in January with new models for quality-based reimbursement payments, rheumatologists must seize control of how they will be paid now—and in the future. This message was stressed by speakers during Holy MACRA! How to Survive and Thrive in the Era of MACRA,…

Filed under:Billing/CodingMeeting ReportsPractice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAdvanced Alternative Payment MethodAPMMACRAMedicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015Merit-Based Incentive Payment SystemsMIPSRISE registry

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