Three-Month Delay for CJR Expansion

Mar 22, 2017 | CMS, Legislation

CMS announced this week that the effective date of the final rule for the Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) has...

AAHKS Signs Letter Urging Reduction in Regulatory Burdens

Mar 22, 2017 | Advocacy, CMS

In a letter to CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, AAHKS joined numerous medical societies and subspecialty organizations urging the CMS to ease regulatory burdens. “We urge the Administration to take a series of steps to address these same challenges in MU, PQRS, and VM...

Seema Verma to Head CMS

Mar 16, 2017 | CMS

Indiana health care consultant, Seema Verma, was confirmed this week as the new director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Verma has stated that she does not support turning Medicare into a voucher program and has defended her work on Medicaid...

AAHKS Signs on to CEHRT Delay

Mar 3, 2017 | Advocacy, CMS

In a letter to CMS this week, AAHKS signed on with the AMA and other medical societies to request the CMS and ONC delay implementation of the 2015 Edition of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) until it’s more widely available on the market. The...

CMS Reconsideration Deadline Nears

Feb 17, 2017 | CMS

The deadline for Eligible Professionals to submit Reconsideration forms for the 2017 payment adjustment—based on the 2015 EHR reporting period—is February 28, 2017. No applications will be accepted after the deadline. If you received a letter from CMS that said you...