Leveraging Physician Chronic Care Management Reimbursement for 2017 MIPS Success: October 25, 2016 Webinar

Sea Girt, NJ, October 17, 2016 --(PR.com)-- For physician practices uneasy about 2017 MACRA rollout, Medicare's Chronic Care Management (CCM) program offers a prime testing ground for participation in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

During "Physician Chronic Care Management Reimbursement: Setting the MIPS Path for 2017," an October 25, 2016 webinar, The Center for Primary Care will share the CCM strategy that has positioned its multi-site physician group to succeed under MIPS in the coming year.

Sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, this 45-minute webcast is available in live, on-demand and recorded formats.

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Scheduled Speaker: Barry Allison, chief information officer, the Center for Primary Care.

Conference Focus: The Center for Primary Care's chronic care management reimbursement strategy and how this guides preparation for MIPS in the year ahead, including the following strategies:

- Using the Medicare Quality and Resource Use (QRUR) Reports combined with Medicare's minimum CCM requirements and patients' diagnoses to identify and stratify patients into two CCM tracks;

- Following a constructive workflow in its practices to create effective dialogue between its physicians and CCM specialists and provides the care team with more real-time information to better prepare for the next patient touch point;

- Structuring a CCM chain of command for its CCM specialists, RN care coordinator and medical directors to promote work at the top of licensure;

- Enlisting physicians' support to help patients understand the benefits of the CCM cost share;

- Leveraging health information exchange, immunization registries and prescription data to engage patients in chronic care management;

- Examining its patient panels to identify its upcoming Medicare-eligible patient population and guide them into becoming a new Medicare beneficiary; and

- Working with its commercial Medicare plans to improve quality/cost ratios to further prepare for MACRA.

Ample time for Q&A will be provided.

Webinar Formats: 45-minute live webinar on October 25, 2016 at 1:30 pm Eastern, including Q&A; "On-Demand" replay available October 27, 2016; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available November 15, 2016. Participants may add an on-demand replay, DVD or CD to live session registrations to share with colleagues.

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"Along with pursuit of patient-centered medical home recognition, experts have hailed Medicare's Chronic Care Management program as an essential stepping stone and excellent groundwork for participation in the MIPS payment track. This is a win-win strategy for patients and the physician practice, since both entities benefit from improved clinical and financial outcomes derived from CCM."
- Melanie Matthews, HIN Executive VP and COO

For Melanie Matthews's profile, please visit http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm

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