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Change: Had enough?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
April 9, 2018 1 Comment

The transition from winter to spring is one that I look forward to every year. Predictions for snowfall disappear from the forecast, trees and flowers are budding and blooming, and smell of fresh cut … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: APMs, ESCO, JAMA, MACRA, MedPAC, MIPS, NEJM, Patients Act, PQRS, QPP, VM

The PATIENTS Act: The Solution Has Arrived!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
December 11, 2017 2 Comments

Add advocacy for the PATIENTS Act to your to-do list

Can you believe we are starting the second full week of December? Not that I am counting, but I heard there are 12 shopping days left ahead of that big holiday on the horizon. Which, of course, means … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, ESCO, ESCO Tagged With: C-SNP, CKD, CSNP, ESCO, ESRD, Integrated Care Group, Medicare Advantage Chronic Special Needs Plan, Medicare Advantage CSNP, Terry Ketchersid, The PATIENTS Act

QPP 2018: The Final Rule Arrives

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Basketball

November is here and before long we will be welcoming the New Year. Following a remarkably exciting World Series, I am delighted the college hoops season is underway. The usual suspects are at the top … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: AAPM, Advanced APMs, CMS, ESCO, HCC, Medicare Quality Payment Program, MIPS, Physician value-based payment modifier, QPP, QPs, Terry Ketchersid

ESCOs and QPs: Of Right Hands and Lefts

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
October 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

Writing left handed

When you brushed your teeth this morning or ate your breakfast, odds are you used your right hand to drive the toothbrush or the spoon or fork. Roughly 85-90% of the world’s population is right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, ESCO, QPP Tagged With: AAPM, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, CMMI, ESCO, MIPS, QP, Qualifying Participant, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

Nephrology News Roundup

Acumen Staff
July 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Drugs - Global Market Outlook (2017-2023) According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Drugs market is expected to grow from $12.87 billion in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, NEWS Tagged With: CKD, ESCO, ESRD, HIE, renal transplant

The QPP in 2018: Fun with NPRM Numbers

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
July 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

Fun with NPRM numbers

It’s been just over a month since CMS released the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for the 2018 version of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Diana masterfully unpacked much of the meat in that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: Advanced APM, CMS, comprehensive primary care plus models, ESCO, MIPS, Next Gen ACO, NPRM, QP, QPP, Qualifying Participant, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

June and the QPP

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
June 26, 2017 1 Comment

When it comes to the QPP, where do we begin?

Here we are in the last week of June, and what a busy month it has been. We kicked off the month with a face-to-face meeting in DC with CMMI, where ESCO participants joined Next Gen ACO participants … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, QPP Tagged With: Advanced APM, advancing care information, CEC Model, CKD measures, CMMI, CMS, ESCO, ESRD, Hierarchical Condition Category, Medicare, MIPS, Patrick Conway, QP, QPP, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

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