The following statement can be attributed to AMGA President and Chief Executive Officer Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE in response to the comments AMGA submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule regarding the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
The following statement can be attributed to AMGA President and Chief Executive Officer, Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE in response to The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today.
AMGA Foundation today announced they are celebrating 50 years of transforming health care with a 50th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco on November 16, 2016. Five influential leaders whose support has enabled the work of the Foundation will be honored at the event. The Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AMGA, will host the gala in conjunction with the AMGA Institute for Quality Leadership, November 15-17.
AMGA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Cardiac Rehabilitation and Incentive Payment Model rule. Given the mandatory nature of the program, AMGA is interested in its success and offered comments on calculating discounted target prices, measuring quality performance, risk adjustment, and evaluating the demonstration.
AMGA today announced findings from its 2016 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey, conducted by its consulting arm, AMGA Consulting.
Today, U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced AMGA-supported legislation, the ACO Improvement Act of 2016, to improve the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) by reforming the rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The legislation includes many policy changes recommended by AMGA.
AMGA will host its 2016 Institute for Quality Leadership (IQL16) November 15-17 at San Francisco Marriot Marquis in San Francisco, California.
AMGA President and CEO Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE, issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about new flexibility in its implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA):
AMGA today announced the results and impact of its third annual Measure Up/Pressure Down® National Day of Action: Roll Up Your Sleeves! event. On May 5, during National High Blood Pressure Education Month, a record-setting 144 campaign supporters across the country collectively took nearly 200 "actions" for blood pressure control―including blood pressure screenings, materials dissemination, social media posts, web chats, website content updates, employee trainings, health fairs, and garnering media coverage―reaching 35.4 million Americans.
AMGA today announced that M.J. Mrvica Associates, Inc. is the new advertising representative for their flagship publication, Group Practice Journal (GPJ), and its epublications, effective immediately.
AMGA today submitted written comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule and the CY 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rules.
Alexandria, VA –AMGA today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting the agency publish its “methodology paper” that will describe how the Comprehensive Primary Care + (CPC+) prepaid and repayment amounts will be calculated under the demonstration.
AMGA today announced that Brec Huseby has joined AMGA Consulting as a director. He brings to the organization more than 25 years of experience advising healthcare clients on strategic, operational, and financial issues.
AMGA today announced findings from its 2016 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey, conducted by its consulting arm, AMGA Consulting. Findings show that 74% of physician specialties experienced increases in compensation. The overall weighted average increase in 2015 compensation was 3.1%, similar to 2.8% from 2013 to 2014.
AMGA today released the following statement in response to the testimony of Andy Slavitt, acting director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), before the Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
AMGA today released a statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2017 Physician Fee Schedule.
Today, AMGA voiced support for revisions in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) CY 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment proposed rule, released yesterday. AMGA specifically supported a change included in the new rule that would allow clinicians, hospitals, and critical access hospitals to use a 90-day electronic health record (EHR) reporting period in 2016―a shorter timeframe than the previous standard of a full calendar year for returning program participants.
AMGA today recommended that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) increase possible pathways to participate in Medicare as an advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) in written comments on the proposed rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). In addition, AMGA addressed many other issues, including the restrictions on qualifying as an advanced APM, risk adjustment and resource use measurement under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), and the importance of considering outcomes when determining value in health care.
AMGA welcomes Sharon Grace as its new Vice President of Public Relations. In this position, she will direct the development, integration, and implementation of a broad range of public relations activities relative to the strategic direction, positioning, and branding of the organization.
AMGA Chairman Donn E. Sorensen, M.B.A., FACMPE, on behalf of the AMGA Board of Directors, yesterday evening dedicated the association’s headquarters building to President and CEO Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., CAE, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and his contributions to advancing high performance health.
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