News in Brief Survey says many physicians remain unaware of MACRA Medscape survey finds almost 9 out of 10 physicians have little to no knowledge about MACRA. Nov. 4, 2016Friday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics MACRAMedicare A recent Medscape survey found more than 87% of respondents remain unfamiliar about the details of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), Healthcare Informatics reports. The online survey reports 28.6% of responding physicians have not heard of MACRA and 40.2% are unfamiliar with MIPS, according to Healthcare Dive. Additionally, 39.2% said they do not know a lot about MACRA and 34.9% report they are unaware of MIPS details. Despite the survey findings, there is some improvement from July when Deloitte found half of doctors were unaware of MACRA and the plan details. Visit the AOA’s MACRA resources to learn more about the new payment model, including how you will be paid, MACRA options for 2017 and what you can do now to prepare. Related article 7 things you might not know about MACRA, but should The new Medicare physician payment system is set to start Jan. 1, 2017. Are you ready? More in Newsbriefs Applications now open for AOA’s new Physician Payment Policy Fellowship Apply for the AOA’s inaugural 18-month Physician Payment Policy Fellowship and deepen your expertise in healthcare payment systems. Applications are due Dec. 19, 2025. DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Previous articleNov. 17 webinar to offer osteopathic recognition guidance Next articleKentucky DOs celebrate behavioral health advocacy win
7 things you might not know about MACRA, but should The new Medicare physician payment system is set to start Jan. 1, 2017. Are you ready?
Applications now open for AOA’s new Physician Payment Policy Fellowship Apply for the AOA’s inaugural 18-month Physician Payment Policy Fellowship and deepen your expertise in healthcare payment systems. Applications are due Dec. 19, 2025.
DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book.