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June 7, 2024
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June 7, 2024
Medicare Providers: Deadlines for Joining an Accountable Care Organization
To participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) for performance year 2025, work with an ACO to join their participant list. ACOs must submit their lists to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS by) August 1.
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June 7, 2024
Quality Payment Program: 2022 Performance Information on Medicare.gov Compare Tool
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added new 2022 Quality Payment Program performance information to the clinician and group profile pages on the Medicare.gov compare tool and the Provider Data Catalog. For more information, visit Care Compare: Doctors and Clinicians Initiative.
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May 31, 2024
Society Joins the LTPAC HIT Collaborative in Comments on ONC Strategic Plan
Last week, the Society joined the LTPAC HIT Collaborative in submitting comments on the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Strategic Plan. In March 2024, ONC released the Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. The previous strategic plan promoted a modern health IT infrastructure and drove...
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May 31, 2024
Now Available: 2022 QPP Performance Information on the Medicare.gov Compare Tool
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added new 2022 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information for doctors, clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to the clinician and group profile pages on the Medicare.gov compare tool and in the Provide...
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May 31, 2024
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — Early Safety Findings Among Persons Aged 60 Years and Older Who Received a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine — United States, May 3, 2023–April 14, 2024
A new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights safety findings for two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2023 for adults 60 years of age and older.
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May 24, 2024
CMS Issues Updates for Split or Shared Evaluation and Management Visits
Learn about updates for split or shared evaluation and management visits effective January 1, 2024.
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May 16, 2024
Hospice: New Requirement for Physicians Who Certify Patient Eligibility Effective June 3
For Medicare to pay for hospice services, the following physicians must enroll in Medicare or opt out by June 3, 2024: (1) The hospice medical director or the physician member of the hospice interdisciplinary group who certifies the patient’s terminal condition; (2) Patient-designated attending physician (...
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May 16, 2024
2024 QPP Exception Applications Are Now Available
The 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) exception applications are available through December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. Two types of exception applications allow users to indicate why they cannot report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories.
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May 16, 2024