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New MIPS Participation Available for 2024
For 2024, CMS will continue to offer a new pathway for clinicians and group practices participating in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), known as…
May 7, 2024
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HRS Continues Work Ahead of 2025 Changes to Medicare’s ASC Covered Procedures List (ASC CPL)
On April 17th, HRS President Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD, FHRS and HRS Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair Christopher F. Liu, MD, FHRS shared…
May 7, 2024
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FTC Moves to Finalize Ban on Non-Compete Employment Contract Clauses
On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, published its final rule, along with a fact sheet, which would ban the…
May 7, 2024
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FTC Issues Finalized Ban on Non-Compete Clauses Amid Strong Employer Pushback
On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, advanced its final rule which would ban the use of non-compete clauses in…
April 24, 2024
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Help Us Help YOU to Update Medicare Physician Payment
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is nearing completion, and we urgently need all selected physicians to actively engage in this…
April 1, 2024
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Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA)
Several HRS leaders from the Quality Improvement Committee, HPRAC, AF Centers of Excellence Task Force and Board of Trustees crafted a “Viewpoint” article to encourage…
April 1, 2024
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Survey: EP Services Performed in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
To inform advocacy efforts on behalf of our patients and our profession, the HRS Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee (HPRAC) recently conducted a survey…
April 1, 2024
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Federal Agencies Offer Support in Wake of Change Healthcare Cyberattack as Providers Continue to Struggle with Impact
Since the Change Healthcare Cyberattack on February 21st, physician practices, hospitals, and pharmacies continue to experience interruptions in benefits verification, claims submission, distribution of payments,…
April 1, 2024
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CMS Announces MIPS Flexibilities in Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an extension of the 2023 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data submission period and…
April 1, 2024
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Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers have introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (S. 3967/H.R. 7623), which would make permanent certain Medicare flexibilities for…
April 1, 2024