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Overview: This webinar will cover the changes to the PQRS program in 2016 and will provide tips and strategies to help you select the best measures and reporting approach for your practice. Why should you Attend: Your future Medicare payments are at risk. Failing to report quality measures to CMS for Calendar Year 2016 will result in a reduction of up to 6% in your 2018 Medicare payments. The PQRS program carries a potential 2% penalty for each provider who does not report quality measures to CMS - physicians, mid-level providers, therapists, psychologists, social workers, even dieticians. In addition, if your practice has physicians and mid-levels, at least half the physicians must meet the PQRS requirements or the group will face an additional 2-4% penalty from the Value Based Modifier program. Areas Covered in the Session: Understand the difference between a reporting rate and a performance rate? Get access to useful tools to help you identify measures applicable to your specialty. Learn how to choose among the various reporting approaches - what are the pros and cons of each. Understand how CMS will evaluate your submission if you report less than 9 measures. Who Will Benefit: Practice Administrators All providers who bill to Medicare including Physicians (All specialties), Podiatrists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, LCSW, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists, etc. Quality Officers Nurse leaders Finance Directors Speaker Profile Jeanne J. Chamberlin Jeanne Chamberlin is currently a Practice Management Consultant with MSOC Health. During her 30 years in the healthcare industry, Jeanne has worked in independent medical practices, health systems, state government, and software development. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Duke University and is a fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She has been a leader in both state and local MGMA chapters. As practice ad

Overview: This webinar provides an overview of the MACRA legislation and developing regulations and guidelines. We'll help you understand how medical practices will be paid in the future for services to Medicare patients. You'll be asked to choose between two paths. If you choose to participate with other providers in an Advanced Payment Model, the larger organization will be paid for services provided and determine how to share those payments as well as any cost savings among the participants. If you choose the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), your payment rate will vary based on how you perform on a variety of Medicare Quality Programs - PQRS, VBM, Meaningful Use and a 4th new component focused on Quality Improvement. You'll want to know as much as possible about the pros and cons of each option and how to make the right choice for your practice. Why should you Attend: Under the MACRA legislation, your providers will need to choose between participating in an Advanced Payment Model (APM) or participating in the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Making the wrong choice can result in significant reductions in your future Medicare payments. You'll want to understand the options and have a plan in place by January 1, 2017 - that's only 6 months away. Areas Covered in the Session: Learn the requirements of the new MACRA legislation and how it will impact your Medicare payments in 2019 and beyond Find out what you need to be doing now to ensure you don't lose Medicare revenue in future years Understand the options - APM vs MIPS - and how your Medicare payments can increase or decrease under each model Identify what aspects of the new payment methodology are written into the legislation, what has been released through proposed regulations and when final rules are expected. Who Will Benefit: Practice Administrators, CEOs, COOs Physicians and all providers who bill to Medicare Quality Officers Nurse leaders Finance Directors Speaker Pro

Overview: This webinar is designed for medical practice leaders to gain a working knowledge of the Value-Based Modifier program and how your cost and quality metrics will be used to determine your Medicare payments in future years. Why should you Attend: Your future Medicare payments are at risk. 2018 payment rates may be cut up to 6% if you fail to report quality measures to CMS for the 2016 calendar year. Your practice can also see cuts of 1-4% if you are an outlier on costs or quality. On the other hand, practices that show they are significantly better than average on costs and/or quality can receive an increase over the standard Medicare payment rates. You'll want to understand how this program works, what the potential impact for your practice is, and what steps you need to take now to ensure success in 2018. Areas Covered in the Session: What types of medical practices are impacted by the VBM program and how much is at risk for practices of different sizes. What cost and quality metrics are used and how are they combined to yield your practice's future payments What are the timelines for submitting data and reviewing your status What actions you can take now to ensure the highest possible Medicare payments in future years Who Will Benefit: Practice Administrators Physicians, Podiatrists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, CRNAs Quality Officers Nurse leaders Finance Directors Speaker Profile Jeanne J. Chamberlin Jeanne Chamberlin is currently a Practice Management Consultant with MSOC Health. During her 30 years in the healthcare industry, Jeanne has worked in independent medical practices, health systems, state government, and software development. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Duke University and is a fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She has been a leader in both state and local MGMA chapters. As practice administrator of a 10-physician multi-specialty practice, Jeanne first began

Overview: This webinar is designed for medical practice leaders to gain a working knowledge of the Value-Based Modifier program and how your cost and quality metrics will be used to determine your Medicare payments in future years. Why should you Attend: Your future Medicare payments are at risk. 2018 payment rates may be cut up to 6% if you fail to report quality measures to CMS for the 2016 calendar year. Your practice can also see cuts of 1-4% if you are an outlier on costs or quality. On the other hand, practices that show they are significantly better than average on costs and/or quality can receive an increase over the standard Medicare payment rates. You'll want to understand how this program works, what the potential impact for your practice is, and what steps you need to take now to ensure success in 2018. Areas Covered in the Session: What types of medical practices are impacted by the VBM program and how much is at risk for practices of different sizes. What cost and quality metrics are used and how are they combined to yield your practice's future payments What are the timelines for submitting data and reviewing your status What actions you can take now to ensure the highest possible Medicare payments in future years Who Will Benefit: Practice Administrators Physicians, Podiatrists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, CRNAs Quality Officers Nurse leaders Finance Directors Speaker Profile Jeanne J. Chamberlin Jeanne Chamberlin is currently a Practice Management Consultant with MSOC Health. During her 30 years in the healthcare industry, Jeanne has worked in independent medical practices, health systems, state government, and software development. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Duke University and is a fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She has been a leader in both state and local MGMA chapters. As practice administrator of a 10-physician multi-specialty practice, Jeanne first began working wi

This program has combined previous quality reporting programs such as Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value-based Payment Modifier (VM), and the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive program (Meaningful Use) under one platform.

This program has combined previous quality reporting programs such as Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value-based Payment Modifier (VM), and the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive program (Meaningful Use) under one platform.