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CMS releases details on increased availability of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
In July, the Obama Administration announced upcoming changes to the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan that was established as part of the Affordable Care Act. New instructions are now available from CMS on how physicians may help their patients access this program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/19/7.htm
19 Jul 2011
Support page for e-prescribing to reopen in November
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will re-open the Quality Reporting Communication Support Page on Nov. 1 to allow individuals and CMS-selected group practices to request a significant hardship exemption for the 2013 e-prescribing payment adjustment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/02/7.htm
2 Nov 2012
CMS defines meaningful use, ACP responds
New ethics case study on MedscapeCMENew online community launched to help with EHRs
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/6.htm
20 Jul 2010
Deadline for eRx incentive approaching
Physicians and other eligible professionals have until Dec. 31, 2013, to report at least 25 successful electronic prescribing (eRx) transactions to earn a 0.5% bonus on total allowed charges for professional services covered by the Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule during 2013.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/17/9.htm
17 Dec 2013
CMS announces ICD-10 testing week
ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets on Oct. 1, 2014. CMS has announced a national ICD-10 testing week to help direct submitters (clinicians and clearinghouses) with the transition to the new codes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/17/8.htm
17 Dec 2013
PQRS and Meaningful Use deadline approaching: Act now to avoid financial penalties
Practices have until 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 28 to enter their 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data and avoid penalties on their 2018 Medicare payments.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/6.htm
7 Feb 2017
PQRSwizard extends submission deadline for 2015 data
Physicians and other eligible professionals must satisfactorily report for 2015 to avoid a 2% penalty on their 2017 Medicare payments.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/6.htm
1 Mar 2016
Still time to apply for meaningful use hardship exception
Physicians can apply for a hardship exception that lets them avoid a potential payment penalty in 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/23/6.htm
23 Feb 2016
There's still time to collect for PQRS in 2015
Details about how to report are available on ACP's website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/18/5.htm
18 Aug 2015
CMS releases final rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program
Many of the changes to the program were in response to concerns and comments that ACP provided to the agency.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2015