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MACRA presents a
choice between two payment paths. Is the fee-for-service
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or an eligible
alternative payment model (APM) right for you? What about
opting out entirely? The different payment systems begin in
2019, but data reporting starts this January.
TMA is here to help you decide which way to go. Register for the four-part live webinar series, The MACRA Fork in the
Road Ahead (up to 1 hour
continuing medical education credit offered for each
webinar). These webinars will take place during the lunch
hour, starting at noon or 12:30 pm CT:
Aug. 23: MACRA:
Participate or Penalty? You Decide.
- What is MACRA?
- Pros and cons of participation
options
- Not to participate
- MIPS
- APMs
Aug. 30: Quality
Reporting — Do It Right or Don't Get Paid
With MACRA comes many new rules for reporting
data on quality measures. Find out what remains the same and
what will change from the current requirements and how best
to prepare your practice for the MIPS quality performance
category.
Sept. 7: MACRA
Penalties: Neutralize Them With New Revenue
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
projects 70 percent to 80 percent of solo and small practices
will be hit with a payment penalty. Learn what you can do to
counter this challenge by creating new revenue streams via:
- End-of-life care,
- Chronic care management,
- Advance care planning,
- Annual wellness visit, and
- Transitional care management.
Sept. 20: MACRA:
Technology’s Secrets to Success
TMA has combed through more than 900 pages of
the MACRA document and is bringing you this concise breakdown
of what you need to know concerning health information
technology (IT):
- Good-bye, meaningful use; hello,
advancing care information (ACI);
- Expect new IT requirements;
- What to ask your vendor;
- Selection of certified health IT
solutions that can help collect and report data; and
- Assessing key quality program
reporting implications.
Register now for the four-webinar bundle to save $10, and
gain the tools and knowledge you need to make a participation
decision for your practice and to thrive under the new
payment system.
For more information and resources, visit the TMA MACRA Resource
Center. Additionally,
TMA Practice Consulting has a Quality Improvement service
line designed to prepare physician practices for the MACRA
transition. The assessment and subsequent recommendations
focus on quality, resource utilization, ACI, and clinical
practice improvement activities. For details, call (800)
523-8776, email practice.consulting@texmed.org, or visit www.texmed.org/consulting.
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