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Register for a Free Webinar on Win-Win-Win Approaches to Accountable Care On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7:00pm (CST) a free webinar is being hosted for AAPM&R members titled “Win-Win-Win Approaches to Accountable Care: How Physiatrists, Hospitals, Patients, and Payers Can All Benefit from Health Care Payment and Delivery Reform.” The webinar will cover topics such as sound alternatives to traditional fee-for-service physician payment; bundled payments, warrantied payments, and condition-based payments; the potential pitfalls of shared savings models; and strategies for communicating with payers, including employers, about the value proposition of physiatry’s participation in accountable care organizations and other alternative payment models. Click here to reserve your spot today! |
The ABPMR Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam is 1 Month Away!
If you are registered to take this exam February 9, 2015, act now and use AAPM&R's study resources to help you prepare:
Don't wait till the last minute. Get started by visiting the mē®website for resources.
*The MOC|3 Online Review Courses are not endorsed by ABPMR nor was ABPMR involved in the creation of these study tools.
2015 Annual Assembly Call for Abstracts Now Open
Your Academy invites you to submit your clinical and basic science research findings to be considered for inclusion in the AAPM&R 2015 Annual Assembly, October 1-4, in Boston, MA. Click hereto learn more about the policies and guidelines. If you are ready to submit, click hereto access the submission site.
Register Today for AAPM&R/KZA Coding Workshops
AAPM&R and Karen Zupko & Associates, Inc. (KZA) are teaming to provide specialty coding and reimbursement education to you and your staff in 2015. Courses are being held in Las Vegas, Chicago and Nashville, TN. The first workshop is February 20 in Las Vegas. There are a limited number of seats so act today to reserve your place!
Meet PQRS Reporting Deadlines with the PQRSwizard
In order to qualify for the 2014 PQRS incentive payment you must report on at least 9 individual measures covering 3 National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains for at least 50% of your Medicare Part B FFS patients seen during the reporting period. To avoid the penalty in 2016—but not receive the incentive—you can report on just 3 measures. Use the PQRSwizard™to enter and submit your data easily!
Reporting deadlines:
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Registry-Based Reporting: February 26, 2015
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Claims-Based Reporting: February 26, 2015
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EHR-Based Reporting: February 28, 2015
Application Deadline Approaching for the USBJI Grant Mentoring Program
The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada has developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to secure funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career. The Academy is a founding member USBJI and Bone and Joint Canada. The deadline to apply for the spring 2015 workshop is January 15, 2015. This program is open to the following: promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs; senior fellows or residents who are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed; and basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards (including K awards). To apply, visit the USBJI website.
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