News in brief Jan. 11 MACRA webinar to cover transition to value-based payment Webinar host Todd Husty, DO, will cover the basics of transitioning to a value-based payment system. Jan. 10, 2017Tuesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email At 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Jan. 11, MACRA webinar host Todd Husty, DO, will cover the basics of transitioning to a value-based payment system. Dr. Husty will go over the differences between fee-for-service and risk adjustment reimbursement, and the importance of specific provider documentation in value-based reimbursement. The webinar has been approved for one AOA Category 1-A CME credit. Prior registration is required for this webinar—register here. Learn more about MACRA at osteopathic.org/MACRA, and check out the AOA’s other webinars here. More in Newsbriefs DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health. Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories. Previous articleJan. 13 webinar will share info on single GME, 2017 Match Next articleThere are now more than 100,000 US DOs, report confirms
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