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Speaker: Get to know Medicare Part C

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists need to pay attention to Medicare Advantage organizations, the fastest growing part of Medicare, a speaker said here.
VIDEO: Attorney — Be prepared when considering consolidation
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye, Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH, talks about what ophthalmologists should think about when considering joining private equity firms or hospitals in the current era of consolidation in medicine.
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VIDEO: ACA makes deep impact within ophthalmology
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye, Candace S. Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM, discusses the deep impact the Affordable Care Act has had within ophthalmology practices.
Donna McCune named speaker of the day for Sunday Hawaiian Eye program
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Attendees of Hawaiian Eye chose Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA, as Sunday’s Speaker of the Day.
Physicians should stay the course until new MIPS program takes effect

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Physicians need to “keep running on the treadmill” with regard to existing CMS quality programs, until the new, combined Merit-Based Incentive Payment System begins in 2019, a speaker here said.
Corcoran: New changes in the 2016 ophthalmic practice environment

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, FNAO, highlighted new changes in the ophthalmic practice environment in 2016 here at Hawaiian Eye.
Ending Meaningful Use tops CMS’s ‘punch list’ in 2016
As part of a new streamlined regulatory approach in 2016, “The Meaningful Use program, as it has existed, will now be effectively over and replaced with something better,” Andy Slavitt, CMS acting administrator, said at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
Audits overly burdensome to physicians

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Medical groups ask Congress to refocus stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements

Citing onerous reporting requirements, the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology and other medical societies urged the House of Representatives and Senate to revise stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program for electronic health record adoption.
CMS launches online Medicare prescription drug spending resource
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched an interactive resource with information about Medicare spending on prescription drugs, the agency announced in a press release.
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