Upcoming CMS Webinars

Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Call — December 9 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Call — December 10 Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Call — December 9 Wednesday, December 9 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for this Medicare Learning Network event. On May 1, CMS released the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule, listing ways to give patients better access to their health information. Using data exchange through secure Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), we took a first step in making health information more available to patients and moving toward greater interoperability across the health care system. This approach to data exchange will allow patients to make informed decisions and reduce burden on payers and providers. During this call, we'll answer your questions about implementing these policies: Public reporting and information blocking – targeting late 2020/early 2021 Provider digital contact information in the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System – targeting March , 2021 Revisions to the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) of for hospitals and critical access hospitals – effective April 30, 2021 Patient Access API – enforced after July 1, 2021 Provider Directory API – enforced after July 1, 2021 Payer-to-payer data exchange – effective January 1, 2022 Improving the dual eligible experience – effective April 1, 2022 Visit the Interoperability webpage for more information about the final rule and to find resources. Target Audience: All Medicare Fee-for-Service providers, payers, and industry-wide stakeholders. Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Understanding 4 Key Topics Call — December 10 Thursday, December 10 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for this Medicare Learning Network event. The calendar year 2021 Physician Fee Schedule final rule provisions reduce burden, recognize clinicians for the time they spend taking care of patients, remove unnecessary quality measures, and make it easier for clinicians move toward value-based care: Extending telehealth and licensing flexibilities beyond the public health emergency Updating Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding guidance Updating the Quality Payment Program and Merit-based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways Updating opioid use disorder and substance use disorder provisions During this call, CMS experts briefly cover provisions from the final rule and address your questions. We encourage you to review the final rule prior to the call. Target Audience: Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service clinicians; office managers and administrators; state and national associations that represent health care providers; and other stakeholders. You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244