Docs, You Can Have Your Own Advanced Payment Model

The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) held a public forum last week to outline how it will work with providers to approve new Alternative Payment Models for physicians. Notably, the PTAC’s review process will not be finalized until the MACRA final rule is published next month. The PTAC was created by MACRA.  To view the latest draft of the RFP principles, proposed submission process, and the presentation provided during the forum (to be released this week under the "meetings" tab), click here.

• Hospitals and health systems can accelerate their review of MIPS, APMs and Medicare bundles with the help of a newly launched advisory group, APM Plus. Comprised of physician, actuarial, legal, data, health plan, policy and operations experts, APM Plus can analyze hospitals’ current plans to move from volume to value, make data-centered recommendations and propose and implement the most financially and clinically　beneficial alternatives. Click here for the APM Plus website for more information.