APMA News Brief

The American Podiatric Medical Association has announced its new Diabetes: A Path to Poor Circulation campaign, which will educate the public about the relationship between diabetes and vascular disease.  

Visit http://sports.yahoo.com/news/diabetes-path-poor-circulation-130000633.html to view the full article online.

The CMS Wednesday announced changes to how Medicare pays for primary care that could result in an estimated $140 million in additional funding in 2017 to providers.

Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20161102/NEWS/161109964/cms-funnels-140-million-more-into-medicare-primary-care-payments to view the full article online.

CMS released its final 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule on Tuesday, which implements site-neutral payment provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. 

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-releases-final-opps-rule-for-2017-11-things-to-know.html to view the full article online.

As part of the final Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule for 2017 unveiled Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has eased several requirements for participants in the Meaningful Use program. 

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ehr/meaningful-use-flexibility-included-opps-2017-final-rule to view the full article online.

New gout clinical guidelines published by the American College of Physicians (ACP) satisfy guideline criteria set by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), but leave many gout experts outraged and saying the guidelines will harm patient care. 

Visit http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871265 to view the full article online.

The ongoing transition from volume-based to value-based payment and care delivery models in healthcare has been a monumental industry-wide effort over the past few years, but there are many indicators that the pace of change has been slow, according to a recent Deloitte report. 

Visit http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/article/payment/what-do-physicians-need-transition-value-based-care to view the full article online.

Even before Medicare's Quality Payment Program reimbursement changes were rolled out earlier this year, medical practices were looking at ways to align physician compensation with value over the traditional standard of volume. 

Visit http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/mgma16/aligning-physician-compensation-value-based-world to view the full article online.

November is National Diabetes Awareness month and Podiatrist, Dr. Mitchell Waskin, DPM, CEO of The Foot and Ankle Center wants her to break out your favorite wacky socks and snap a selfie of your foot and enter his 2nd Annual "Selfie Footie" Campaign.

Visit http://wtvr.com/2016/10/28/take-a-footie-selfie/ to view the full article online.

Walking is something many of us do to try and stay fit. But did you realize if you're not walking right, you might run the risk of an injury? 

Visit http://www.pahomepage.com/news/walk-this-way-avoiding-injury-during-fitness-walking to view the full article online.

Think you’re making the healthy choice choosing flat shoes over sky-high stilettos? Think again.

Visit http://emirateswoman.com/ballet-flats-harm-good-feet/ to view the full article online.

Healthy feet are key to staying active. People often neglect to give their feet the best of care until they have painful foot problems that slow them down. 

Visit http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/Column/2016/10/25/Shelly-Barnes-Healthy-feet-Your-foundation-to-staying-active.html?ci=stream&lp=4&p= to view the full article online.

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in soccer, accounting for nearly 20% of all soccer injuries.  Understanding ankle sprains, including prevention and rehabilitation strategies, can be incredibly helpful in minimizing the risk of being sidelined by an ankle sprain. 

Visit http://www.soccernation.com/ankle-sprains-soccer-know-prevention-rehabilitation-part/ to view the full article online.

Over half the physicians responding to a new survey said they either had not heard of MACRA or did not know much about it.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/lack-physician-awareness-about-macra-persists to view the full article online.

Clinical documentation improvement programs can help healthcare organizations with better ICD-10 coding and reimbursement accuracy, according to a new Black Book survey of more than 900 health leaders.

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cdi-improves-icd-10-coding-and-reimbursement-accuracy-survey-finds.html to view the full article online.

It happens during many doctor appointments. A patient is sitting in the waiting room when a staff member or nurse asks why the person is there.

Visit http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/physician-patient-engagement-in-need-of-improvement to view the full article online.

Commercial payers may need to catch up to CMS with regard to MACRA legislation and advanced alternative payment models.

Visit http://healthpayerintelligence.com/news/private-payers-falling-behind-in-macra-legislation-apms to view the full article online.

You’re sitting in an exam room with a patient who’s been with you for years. 

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/25-healthcare-spending-made-through-apms to view the full article online.

Medicare Advantage health plans are leading the charge in adoption of alternative payment models in the healthcare industry, a report prepared for HHS says. 

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/25-healthcare-spending-made-through-apms to view the full article online.