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Providers that participate in an advanced payment model can earn up to 5 percent in bonuses for the 2017 performance year. 



Editor’s note: Learn more about MACRA, MIPS and APMs at http://www.apma.org/macra

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-lists-apms-qualify-macra-opens-applications-cpc-next-generation-aco-programs to view the full article online.

 
In setting the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made a determined effort to simplify requirements that will revamp physician reimbursement to reflect quality and efficiency of care. 



Register now for APMA’s reimbursement webinar, "Update on MIPS in 2017."

Visit http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/regulatory-approach-of-macra-aids-physician-use-of-ehrs to view the full article online.

 
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As they analyze the 2,398-page final rule revamping Medicare reimbursement, Republican physician lawmakers say they will, if needed, intervene to improve the regulations for the nation’s physicians. 

Visit http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/gop-doctors-caucus-we-ll-fix-macra-if-cms-won-t to view the full article online.

 
When we look back on what we learned in our first year of ICD-10, it’s clear that some providers were and some were not fazed by the Oct. 1, 2015, implementation date. 



Editor’s note: See APMA’s ICD-10 Resources for all your coding needs.

Visit http://www.icd10monitor.com/enews/item/1719-the-year-icd-10-was-implemented-a-retrospective to view the full article online.

 
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In further proof Michelle Obama is the most chill first lady to ever have existed (sorry, Eleanor Roosevelt), FLOTUS apparently lets her guests roam the White House barefoot, because she sympathizes with our heel-induced pain.

Visit https://www.self.com/story/michelle-obama-high-heels?mbid=social_twitter to view the full article online.

 
Love isn’t the only human experience that may make you wonder, "How can something so good hurt so bad?"

Visit http://www.wiscnews.com/reedsburgtimespress/lifestyles/health-med-fit/article_d7052100-fea8-502c-b9b7-e9d029f561fa.html to view the full article online.

 
Stinky feet can be more than a nuisance. They can be a major source of embarrassment.

Visit http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/10/20/why-do-some-people-have-inescapable-foot-odor.html to view the full article online.

 
Podiatrists of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association remind us that healthy feet are essential for overall good health, no matter your age, fitness level, or physical challenges.



Editors’ note: Look for APMA’s Diabetes Campaign materials soon on APMA.org.

Visit http://www.pressandguide.com/news/national-diabetes-awareness-month-focuses-on-foot-health/article_d2c09d73-5b72-5181-8a73-b0e04e93ba32.html to view the full article online.

 
If you walk everywhere or spend hours of time on your feet, it may seem like no matter what shoes you're wearing, your poor, abused feet end up numb, sore, and covered in painful, ugly blisters by the end of the day.

Visit http://www.popsugar.com/beauty/How-Care-Blisters-42549983 to view the full article online.

 
When you have diabetes, your feet need extra care and attention, even if they don’t hurt.

Visit http://www.moberlymonitor.com/lifestyle/20161024/diabetics-need-to-take-care-of-feet to view the full article online.

 
In an interview published in the Los Angeles Times this summer regarding the Affordable Care Act and value-based reimbursement, HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell stated that "medical providers want this."

Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20161026/NEWS/161029944 to view the full article online.

 
Turns out, educating patients just isn’t enough to cause behavior change.

Visit http://medcitynews.com/2016/10/help-patients-actually-modify-behavior/ to view the full article online.

 
With a survey showing that 77 percent of patients use online reviews to find their next doctor, physicians’ only real choice is to embrace these critiques from their patients.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/convert-negative-online-reviews-into-wins-for-your-practice to view the full article online.

 
So, you know that you want to branch out from just practicing medicine. You want to find the perfect entrepreneurial opportunity for you, but you are not positive what options are out there.

Visit http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/practice-management/4-ways-physicians-can-branch-out-as-entrepreneurs to view the full article online.

 
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