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The CMS sent letters to 806,879 clinicians informing them they will not be evaluated under MACRA’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for this year, Modern Healthcare reported.

Editor’s note: APMA has MACRA resources to help DPMs overcome payment obstacles. Check out the MACRA Made Easy reimbursement series, too.

Visit http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/more-than-800k-physicians-get-macra-reporting-reprieve-for-2017/442652/ to view the full article online.

 
One independent physician practice in Texas has deployed a retrenchment strategy to contain costs in the unsettled atmosphere of federal healthcare policy.

Editor’s note: APMA provides reimbursement resources at APMA.org.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/physician-practice-runs-lean-weather-financial-storm# to view the full article online.

 
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Large sums of graduate debt are a harsh reality of practicing medicine for the majority of new physicians.

Editor’s note: Watch APMA’s Loan Repayment Management video, and donate to the APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund at www.apma.org/donate

Visit http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/guide-understanding-loan-repayment-options-physicians to view the full article online.

 
If you've ever worried that your doctor seems burned out on the job, you may be right. 

Visit http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors-physician-burnout-stress-on-the-rise/ to view the full article online.

 
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Male primary care physicians earn 17% percent more than females, while males in specialty care are paid 37% more than females in the same field, an MGMA survey finds. 

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/large-gender-gap-seen-physician-compensation to view the full article online.

 
To survive turbulent times, medical practices need to take some basic steps to protect and enhance their bottom lines. 

Visit http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/594220/Healthcare/Taking+Care+Of+Business+Four+Strategies+For+A+More+Dynamic+Medical+Practice to view the full article online.

 
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What Patients are Reading
When people have diabetes, there’s rightly a lot of concern about managing blood sugar. A second hot topic is taking good care of one’s feet.

Editor’s note: APMA’s campaign materials for "Diabetes: A Path to Poor Circulation?" are still available to members.

Visit http://www.postcrescent.com/story/life/2017/05/14/diabetics-smart-foot-care-crucial/100847152/ to view the full article online.

 
There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach when choosing the right footwear or inner sole to take away pressure from diabetic patients' feet.

Editor’s note: Read the latest issue of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) online.

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170516104809.htm to view the full article online.

 
When I step on the floor, excruciating pain shoots up my foot as though a knife is piercing through. 

Visit http://www.qconline.com/life/plantar-fasciitis-and-heel-spurs-make-for-painful-days/article_0cee8441-2927-5c7b-b9c8-83cf35435694.html to view the full article online.

 
Many people experience episodes of excruciating pain in their joints, which can be related to arthritis. 

Visit http://www.wral.com/lose-excess-weight-drink-plenty-of-water-to-ward-off-gout/16704640/ to view the full article online.

 
Two-thirds of physicians in a new Merritt Hawkins survey reported having a negative impression of the American Health Care Act (AHCA).

Yes with Editor’s note: See APMA’s principles on health-care reform on APMA.org.

Visit https://healthpayerintelligence.com/news/two-thirds-of-physicians-disapprove-of-american-health-care-act to view the full article online.

 
Legislation would prohibit health plans, hospitals, and/or state licensing agencies from requiring physicians to be board certified and/or participate in periodic maintenance of certification programs operated by specialty boards.

Editor’s note: See APMA’s Scope-of-Practice Resource Center for laws, advocacy tools, and more!

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/state-legislatures-wade-moc-debate to view the full article online.

 
A much-anticipated cost estimate for the House-approved version of the American Health Care Act is slated for release before the end of the month. 

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cbo-to-release-revised-ahca-score-week-of-may-22.html to view the full article online.

 
The health-care industry is slowly shoring up its cybersecurity defenses, but it might not be moving fast enough to prepare for a wide-scale attack like the one that hit the U.K.’s National Health Service and other organizations in some 150 nations on Friday, sources tell FierceHealthcare.

Editor’s note: Watch APMA’s Cybersecurity video and see APMA’s Health IT resources on APMA.org.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/healthcare-prepared-for-a-cyberattack-like-wannacry-nhs-halamka-ganguly to view the full article online.

 
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