Upcoming Provider Calls on eRx, PQRS and ACA
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET.
This call is intended for Eligible Professionals, medical coders, physician office staff, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors and all other interested Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) healthcare professionals. It will provide an overview of the Program Year 2012 Data Submission for the eRx and PQRS-EHR Incentive Program Pilot and Program Year 2013 Self-Nomination Process for GPROs, Registries, Maintenance of Certification & EHR Data Submission Vendors.
Agenda
- Announcements
- Program Year 2012 Data Submission for the eRx PQRS-EHR Incentive Program Pilot
- Program Year 2013 Self-Nomination Process for GPROs, Registries, Maintenance of Certification & EHR Data Submission Vendors.
- Resources & Who to Contact for Help
- Question and Answer Session
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Implementation of Section 3133 of the Affordable Care Act: Improvement to Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET.
This call is intended for all Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers. It will cover a review of Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment methodology under Section 3133 of the Affordable Care Act, which is effective in fiscal year 2014. Dobson DaVanzo & Associates and KNG Health Consulting will present findings of their analyses identifying possible data sources and definitions for measuring the change in uninsured and uncompensated care.
Agenda
- Review of Section 3133
- Analytic Methods
- Uninsured Definitions and Data Sources
- Uncompensated Care Definitions and Data Sources
- Conclusions
- Next Steps
- Discussion: Public Comments
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Meaningful Use: Stage 1 and Stage 2, Wednesday, January 16, 2-3:30 pm ET
Agenda and registration information will be posted on the National Provider Calls registration website when it becomes available.
National Provider Call General Information
Presentation materials for all calls can be found on the CMS.gov site in Outreach and Education.
Some professional organizations give continuing education credits for participation in CMS National Provider Calls. For proof of registration be sure to register online to receive a confirmation email. For more information on continuing education visit MLN FFS National Provider Calls or contact your professional organization.
For registration assistance email BLH at cms-npc@blhtech.com.