The AMA is advocating for less regulatory oversight on several areas, including:
• Electronic medical record meaningful use — Stage 2 requirements have been extended for one year and physicians may accept donated EHR systems without violating anti-kickback regulations, according to the report.
• Physician Quality Reporting System — CMS lowered the threshold for meeting requirements from 80 percent to 50 percent of applicable patients and a new clinical data registry reporting option is available.
• Value-based payment modifier — practices won’t be subject to the 2 percent penalty when the entire group fails to fulfill PQRS reporting requirements and physicians can appeal quality resource use reports.
• ICD-10 — CMS will have limited testing of ICD-10 implementation in March.
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