Academy News
| Physiatry is More Than…a Glass Coffin | | “Earle, what is the square root of 25?” Earle Powdrell had been in a community hospital in Dallas for 3 days, in what appeared to be a vegetative state. Unable to move his eyes to the right or left, Earle could only—at the time—blink. It was with 5 blinks that Earle saved his own life. Read more. | |
| Look for Your May Issue of The Physiatrist | | Keep an eye on your mailbox for the latest issue of The Physiatrist. The May issue features: - Support American Stroke Month
- AAPM&R Task Force Creates a “Guide to the Post-Acute Care Continuum for Stroke Patients”
- Dynamic Plenary Speakers Leading the Way for the 2017 Annual Assembly
- A Recap of the Visioning PM&R Bold Summit
- A Special Look at Academy Committee Meetings
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Annual Assembly
| Registration Opens Next Week! | | Get ready to join us for the BIGGEST and BEST event ever—the 2017 Annual Assembly, held in Denver, CO, October 12-15. #AAPMR2017 now has more educational sessions included in your registration, quality networking, original research, and so many other new activities. Check out what's new and keep an eye on your inbox—you'll receive a reminder next week once registration is open. Stay tuned!
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Education
| NEW! Focusing on the Health of Your Practice Bundle Vol. 2 | | Prepare your practice for success with the new Focusing on the Health of Your Practice resources. These highly-rated sessions from the 2016 Annual Assembly include: - Optimizing Physician/Health System Alignment: How to Empower Physicians and Administrators to Work Constructively Together in a Changing Health Care Environment
- Innovations in Post-Acute Rehabilitation Environments
- Practice Efficiency: Using Extenders to Optimize Practice
Learn more about these resources—they can be purchased separately or in a bundle, and offer up to 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. A special thank you to our volunteers who helped create them!
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Member Volunteerism
| Deadline Extended: Reimbursement and Policy Review Committee (RPRC) Members | | We’re seeking members for our RPRC Committee, which maintains relationships with organizations that directly or indirectly influence coding and reimbursement. In addition, RPRC develops educational resources and contributes educational pieces to The Physiatrist on topics of coding and reimbursement. Learn more and apply by May 15.
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Health Policy/Advocacy
| MIPS Reporting Made Easy With AAPM&R Registry | | In 2016, 50% of physiatrists received a maximum 6% payment adjustment for not reporting quality data. Don’t let this happen to you. Get ahead of the game and avoid penalties by meeting your 2017 Merit-Based Incentive System (MIPS) requirements with the Academy’s new Spine Quality Outcomes Database (SQOD).
The SQOD is an easy-to-use clinical data registry that streamlines quality reporting for individuals with spine-related issues. The collected data will help advance the understanding of the ever-growing spine patient population while demonstrating the quality and value of physiatric treatments. SQOD collects new spine-specific quality measures and approximately 20 general MIPS measures. Be part of the process to define standards of care by participating in SQOD.
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| Find Out if You Need to Participate in MIPS | | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a tool to look up if you need to participate in MIPS. Learn more.
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AAPM&R Members in the News
- Barbara Browne, MD, FAAPMR, medical director of Magee Rehabilitation’s stroke and geriatrics program, has been named a “Top Doc” in physical medicine and rehabilitation by Philadelphia magazine. Learn more.
Do you have a newsworthy story to share with your peers? Send us an email at: pressinquiries@aapmr.org. Please note: AAPM&R reserves the right to deny requests where the purpose or content may not be considered in the best interests of AAPM&R or its members. | |