MSNJ filed comments on the Board of Medical Examiners' proposed regulations clarifying the requirements for ordering and performing diagnostic tests. The BME's proposal is in response to judicial interpretations of the rule which would expand the requirements for radiologists before performing imaging. MSNJ filed an amicus brief, together with the New Jersey Radiology Society, objecting to the court's expansive interpretation of the existing rule.

 

 

AMA and Organized Medicine Seek a More Simple QPP Rule
The AMA filed comments on the 1,000+ page Medicare MIPS rule proposal. It urges CMS to simplify, provide flexibility, and streamline the Quality Payment Program. Items included in the proposal on which we have advocated include: raising the low-volume exemption threshold to $90,000 in revenue or 200 Medicare beneficiaries; establishing virtual groups; delaying the cost category for another year. Read more.

End of Life: Have you had the conversation with your patients who are nearing the end of their lives about their treatment preferences?

"In 2016, the first year health care providers were allowed to bill for the service, nearly 575,000 Medicare beneficiaries took part in the conversations;" new federal data obtained by Kaiser Health News shows [...] use was much higher than expected, nearly double the 300,000 people the American Medical Association projected would receive the service in the first year." Read more. 

Join our efforts in improving care at the end-of-life by applying for the 2018 NJ Healthcare Executive Leadership Academy (NJHELA) . If you are interested, please contact  Marlene M. Kalayilparampil for more information. Application will be available in September.