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Submit your PQRS data to avoid facing value-based payment penalties
Eligible professionals need to submit their Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures data for calendar year 2014 by the end of February 2015 to avoid facing penalties in 2016.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/8.htm
13 Jan 2015
Are you billing for chronic care management?
As of Jan. 1, physicians can use the new chronic care management (CCM) code (99490) when treating Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/27/6.htm
27 Jan 2015
Deadlines to submit PQRS data fast approaching, PQRSwizard extended
The submission deadline for your 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data through the PQRSwizard registry has been extended to March 13, at 5 p.m. ET. There is still time to participate in the 2014 PQRS program using PQRSwizard to report to CMS.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/24/7.htm
24 Feb 2015
Payments to physicians open for review period
The Open Payments system is scheduled to open for review and dispute on April 6.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/07/6.htm
7 Apr 2015
Open Payments review and dispute period ends May 20
Physicians and teaching hospitals have until May 20, 2015, to voluntarily review data reported by drug and medical device makers about them and dispute payment reports, if necessary.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/19/6.htm
19 May 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
Ready for ICD-10?
The Oct. 1 deadline is fast approaching, and practices need to be working now to make sure they are ready.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/07/5.htm
7 Jul 2015
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
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
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