APMA News Brief

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a long-awaited proposed rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, or MACRA, on Wednesday, ushering in some big changes for the ways physicians are assessed for quality of care and use of information technology.

Visit http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/macra-proposed-rule-published-hhs-streamlining-federal-programs-including-meaningful-use to view the full article online.

A study of nearly 35,000 online reviews of physicians nationwide has found that customer service is patients' chief frustration, not physicians' medical expertise and clinical skill.

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/patients-no-1-complaint-front-desk-staff.html to view the full article online.

Corns and calluses form due to friction or pressure on the skin, and there are a number of ways to treat these often unsightly areas, an expert says.

Visit http://consumer.healthday.com/bone-and-joint-information-4/foot-problem-news-320/expert-offers-advice-on-treating-corns-and-calluses-709972.html to view the full article online.

Has this happened to you? You have gone through your normal bedtime routine and have drifted off to sleep comfortably. Then, seemingly all of a sudden, pain in your foot jars you awake.

Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-roach/common-causes-of-foot-pai_b_9745394.html to view the full article online.

Feet are not supposed to hurt. Period.

Visit http://www.stljewishlight.com/features/health/article_74abd6fe-0725-11e6-9e10-e3bf61f8b8ef.html to view the full article online.

The mindset of people with diabetic foot ulcers about their illness has a significant effect on their survival, new research has suggested.

Visit http://diabetestimes.co.uk/depression-linked-to-poor-foot-ulcer-outcome/ to view the full article online.

Physicians have three weeks left to review and dispute reports regarding their financial interactions with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, also known as the Open Payments program.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/post/financial-data-going-public-review-now to view the full article online.

Physicians have three weeks left to review and dispute reports regarding their financial interactions with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, also known as the Open Payments program.

Visit http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/article/washington-debrief-efforts-continue-90-day-reporting-period-2016-chime-aehis-submit-comments to view the full article online.

As the healthcare industry continues to move away from paper-based processing and into the digital era, more healthcare provider are seeking electronic prior authorization methods that integrate with their current EHR systems.

Visit https://ehrintelligence.com/news/majority-of-physicians-seeking-prior-authorization-in-ehrs to view the full article online.

Comprehensive risk assessments and risk management processes can assist organizations in preparing for a potential OCR HIPAA audit.

Visit http://healthitsecurity.com/news/using-risk-assessments-management-for-ocr-hipaa-audits to view the full article online.

Physician leaders have a significant impact on the well-being and satisfaction of the physicians they supervise, according to a new study. Learn which leadership qualities are essential to promote healthy professional environments that reduce the likelihood of physician burnout.

Visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/post/physician-satisfaction-leadership-qualities-matter to view the full article online.

What many of us are learning lately is that no news is not necessarily good news. It seems that no news about ICD-10 has simply been disguising some of the lurking problems just waiting to surface.

Visit http://www.icd10monitor.com/enews/item/1625-icd-10-no-news-not-good-news-report-from-the-trenches to view the full article online.