physician payment

AMA Update 554: How to improve value-based care: Population health management strategies and benefits of CPT codes

24 de enero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:47 0 Comments

What is value-based care? How does value-based care work? How to optimize value-based care? What is population health management? What is cost control in healthcare? Our guest is Lori Prestesater, senior vice president of Health Solutions at the American Medical Association, discusses the evolution of value-based care delivery and the the three pillars of value-based care: population health and quality management, cost management, and alternative payment models. She shares CPT code news and examples of CPT code changes in healthcare payment models, like the rise of digitally enabled care during the COVID pandemic for telehealth and telemedicine services. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🔢 For medical billing resources like CPT lookup, medical code list and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CPT

🗓️ CPT codes 2024: https://ama-assn.co/CPTcodes

✍️ CPT editorial panel: https://ama-assn.co/CPT_panel

❓ Have questions about CPT codes in medical billing? Get CPT code FAQ here: https://ama-assn.co/CPT_FAQ

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AMA Update 546: How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more

23 de diciembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:04:01 0 Comments

In the final AMA Update episode of 2024, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger looks back on another year of stories about the work that physicians are doing across the country and how the AMA is fighting to support them.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 468: Reforming Medicare, reducing burnout and uniting physicians with new AMA President Bruce Scott, MD

11 de junio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:26 0 Comments

What does the AMA fight for? Why is prior authorization taking so long? What is the scope of practice for the American Medical Association? Our guest is the new president of the AMA, Bruce Scott, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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💪 See how the AMA fights for physicians: https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs

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AMA Update 400: Ozempic for weight loss, new sickle cell treatments and Medicare payment cuts

20 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:06 0 Comments

Tips to stay safe this holiday season from COVID, flu and RSV, plus a look at some of the biggest stories over the last week and throughout year. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the new bill that would cancel the 2024 Medicare payment cuts for physicians, the FDA-approved sickle cell disease treatments, the CDC health alert about Rock Mountain spotted fever, the latest weight-loss drug trends and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 Free COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🗣 Take action now! Contact your representatives about H.R.6683 – Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023: https://fixmedicarenow.org/take-action?vvsrc=%2FCampaigns%2F108965%2FRespond

💸 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://moving-medicine.ama-assn.org/

❓ Get all your Medicare fee schedule questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🧪 Wondering «can I use an expired COVID test»? Check FDA COVID test expiration extension at: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

💉 For more info on at-home COVID tests, expired COVID-19 test accuracy, and RSV vaccine recommendations, watch: https://youtu.be/zmgZVum8H-w?si=cC0XltvJwpxZjho_

🔬Access the Journal of the American Medical Association online to read «Continued Treatment With Tirzepatide for Maintenance of Weight Reduction in Adults With Obesity», here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2812936

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AMA Update 384: Medicare payment reform: Progress to date and what’s next with Willie Underwood III, MD

9 de noviembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:17 0 Comments

Medicare must change, and the AMA is fighting nonstop to make payment reform a reality. Chair of the AMA Board of Trustees Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, joins to discuss the AMA’s advocacy to fix Medicare now, including the campaign’s wins to date and what’s next. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🗣 Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/

❓ Check out AMA’s Medicare Basics series to get all your Medicare questions answered: https://bit.ly/AMA_MedicareBasics

💸 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and more Medicare explained updates here: https://moving-medicine.ama-assn.org/…

📰 For the latest Medicare news, visit: https://fixmedicarenow.org/news

📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate

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AMA Update 368: Medicare pay cuts coming in 2024 with Jennifer Hananoki, JD

5 de octubre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:38 0 Comments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is trying to cut physician Medicare payment yet again. Jennifer Hananoki, JD, assistant director on the AMA Federal Affairs team, joins to address the proposed 2024 Medicare physician pay schedule. She breaks down the 3.36% cut to physician reimbursement, plus what the MIPS scores for 2022 and Oct. 9 deadline to file an appeal mean for physicians. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🚨 MIPS targeted review deadline is OCT. 9, 2023

🔍 Determine your MIPS eligibility using CMS QPP Participation Status lookup: https://qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup

❓ Wondering what is the CMS MIPS program? Learn everything you need to know about MACRA, CHIP, Alternative payment models (APMs) and more, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/medicare-medicaid/amas-medicare-basics-series

🗣 Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/

🗞️ Access the latest Medicare news and AMA resources for doctors: https://moving-medicine.ama-assn.org/medicare-reform

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate

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AMA Update 340: Medicare payment reform: The fight to fix Medicare now with Bruce Scott, MD

14 de agosto de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:51 0 Comments

Reforming Medicare payment is the top advocacy priority for the American Medical Association. Joining to discuss the steps the AMA is taking and what’s at stake is AMA President-elect Bruce Scott, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🗣 Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

⚖️ Download physician advocacy resources like Medicare Payment Issue Briefs, Medicare Payment Graphics and more: https://fixmedicarenow.org/resources

🗞️ Read Dr. Scott’s op-ed in The Hill here: https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4084291-inaction-on-medicare-payment-reform-jeopardizes-quality-care/

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AMA Update 311: Update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities with Todd Askew

13 de junio de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:51 0 Comments

One year ago, the AMA unveiled its Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians at its Annual Meeting. Joining us at the 2023 Annual Meeting to provide an update on the Recovery Plan and our top advocacy priorities is Todd Askew, the AMA’s senior vice president of advocacy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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