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NCMS To Help Reduce Overuse of Certain Tests and Treatments
Learn more about the “Choosing Wisely” campaign.
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Reminder: Register for PQRS Group Practice Reporting Option by June 30 Deadline
Groups have until June 30 to register to participate in the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) via the Physician Value – Physician Quality Reporting […]
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Free Support if You Report PQRS through Your EHR
Alliant Quality, the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Georgia and North Carolina is providing free support to practices reporting to PQRS via the EHR or Data […]
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PQRS Reporting System Streamlined
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that an important system update for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) participants is scheduled to be in place on July […]
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The SGR Has Been Repealed. Now What?
The NCMS has sifted through the new legislation to give you some answers.
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What Does A Patient Safety Organization Offer?
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enacted the Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Act, which creates a voluntary reporting program in which health care providers can share […]
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In the News
Huge Medicare Appeals Backlog Draws Senate Scrutiny, ModernHealthCare, 4-28-15 How Is the Doctor-Patient Relationship Changing? It’s Going Electronic, The Washington Post, 4-27-15 Should Doctors Be Allowed to Ask Patients About […]
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In the News
Prescription Drug Spending Jumps 13% To Record $374 billion in 2014, The Los Angeles Times, 4-14-15 Oncologists Weigh In On Ken Burns’ Cancer Documentary, MedPage Today, 4-13-15 Survey: Nearly 9 […]
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Learning Opportunities
NCMS Legislative Update, TOMORROW, Thursday, April 16, noon- 1p.m. Join Jennifer Gasperini, NCMS Director of Health Policy, for this free webinar in which she will discuss the latest updates on […]
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Have You Considered Joining a Patient Safety Organization?
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) enacted the Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Act, which creates a voluntary reporting program in which health care providers can share […]
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