Quality of Care
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Help With MIPS is a Click Away
The Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) recently added several new resources to help physicians understand the 2018 participation rules for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model […]
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MAHEC Collaborates to Implement Preconception Health Screening Tool
The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville has partnered with a national maternal child health collaborative to test a new model that it helped to develop for assessing […]
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Subscribe to CMS’ ‘Patients over Paperwork’ Newsletter
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is trying to address physicians’ complaints about the massive amounts of paperwork/inputting of information under quality reporting requirements that oftentimes takes time […]
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NCMS Recognized At National Press Club Conference
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) was recognized yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, for its “innovativeness, support of value-based care and its commitment to addressing determinants […]
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New Payment Model Designed To Improve Quality, Coordination and Cost-effectiveness
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model called Bundled […]
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CMS Makes Submitting QPP Data Easier
With the New Year comes a new and easier way for clinicians to submit their 2017 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance data. A new system on the QPP website (qpp.cms.gov), […]
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PAI Offers Quality Payment Program Help for NCMS Members
As one of nine state medical societies that make up the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI), North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) members have access to valuable information and resources produced by […]
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PAI Offers Suggestions On Improving Alternative Payment Models
The Physicians Advocacy Institute, led by North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) CEO Robert W. Seligson last week submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on ways […]
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Coastal Carolina Ranks First in the Nation for Medicare ACO Quality Performance
Coastal Carolina Quality Care in New Bern ranked first in the nation for quality performance as a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in 2016. Coastal Carolina […]
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Is Forming a Virtual Group to Meet Quality Program Requirements Right for Your Practice?
Solo practitioners and groups can choose to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) as a virtual group for the 2018 performance period. To form a virtual group for […]
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