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The National Organization of Rheumatology Managers (NORM) hosted a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) webinar on the Quality Payment Program—which is based on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)—for NORM members.

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Will CMS Delay the Implementation of MACRA?
While testifying before Congress recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt said the agency would consider delaying the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act to address physician and stakeholder concerns. Read More ›

Implementation of ICD-10—Is That It?
The implementation date of the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, has come and gone, and we have survived what is arguably the most significant change for providers in the history of reporting healthcare services. As the dust settles, an assessment is recommended. Read More ›

Measuring Outcomes to Improve Quality
Medicare is poised to incorporate new quality metrics as a guide for payments. At ASH 2015, the CSO of the National Quality Forum discussed the need for measures and reporting systems that reflect patient care and care coordination. Read More ›

Although it may have taken 17 years to repeal the sustainable growth rate formula, according to Lemeneh Tefera, MD, MSc, Medical Officer at the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it was, surprisingly, a bipartisan bill. Read More ›

After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly increased physician fees for office-based minor cystoscopic procedures in 2005, there was a spike in this type of procedure. Read More ›