Physician Leaders
How are hospitals working with clinicians to prepare for the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)?
Please join us for a new AHA MACRA in Action series featuring American Hospital Association members who are well down the path of implementing and executing their MACRA strategies.
In a new AHA podcast series produced with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, hospital and clinician leaders from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit talk with AHA Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., about their journey to prepare for data collection and payment changes under the Medicare…
On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its final rule updating the Quality Payment Program required by Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act. The QPP ties Medicare payments to physicians and a handful of other types of clinicians to their performance…
By Akin Demehin and Caitlin Gillooley
Join AHA policy experts for a Nov. 17 webinar on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule updating Quality Payment Program requirements for physicians and other eligible clinicians under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Released Nov. 2, the rule specifies what…
In an article published online today by NEJM Catalyst, AHA Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Physician Leadership Forum Vice President Elisa Arespacochaga share tips and resources to help hospitals and clinicians screen for and treat opioid use disorders, communicate with patients about…
CMS Nov. 2 issued a final rule with comment period updating the requirements of the quality payment program (QPP) for physicians and other eligible clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Select highlights follow in this Bulletin.
On Nov. 2, CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2018 physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule. In addition to the standard update to the payment system, the rule finalizes CMSs proposal to make significant additional site-neutral cuts in payment for services furnished in off-campus provider-based…