Relaxed Documentation Burden for Teaching Physicians
As part of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to reduce mandatory and duplicative documentation…
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Relaxed Documentation Burden for Teaching Physicians
As part of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to reduce mandatory and duplicative documentation... -
ACEP Tackles Federal and Regulatory Barriers to COVID-19 Care
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 17, 2020, and was accurate at that time. We... -
Update on ACEP’s Alternative Payment Model Strategic Initiative
A couple of years ago, ACEP created the Acute Unscheduled Care Model (AUCM), a Medicare Alternative Payment...
ACEP Tackles Federal and Regulatory Barriers to COVID-19 Care
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 17, 2020, and was accurate at that time. We…
Update on ACEP’s Alternative Payment Model Strategic Initiative
A couple of years ago, ACEP created the Acute Unscheduled Care Model (AUCM), a Medicare Alternative Payment…
MIPS: Upcoming Changes You Should Know About
Many of you are all too familiar with the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the major quality…
CMS Releases Final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…
CMS Proposed Rule Includes 2020 Emergency Physician Compensation Increase
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released two long awaited proposed rules: the 2020…
ACEP Continues Working to Decrease Your Documentation Burden
On Aug. 12, ACEP responded to a CMS request for information on additional ways to reduce the…
New Out-Of-Hospital Care Models Could Affect Your Emergency Dept
“Whoop, whoop, whoop!” The EMS radio alerts the ED staff to an incoming patient. Minutes later arrives…
ACEP Submits Comments on Drug Shortages, Managed Care Regulations
ACEP submitted its official response to a November 2018 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force…
2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Released
The 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was released Nov. 1, 2018, with generally good news for emergency…