Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Providers Fed Up, Quality Initiatives Found Counter-Productive

MGMA gets real about PQRS, value-based modifier. Many medical professionals feel like they’re drowning in a sea of administrative requirements as quality initiatives grow, and one organization is not afraid to voice these sentiments on practitioners’ behalf. The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) dubbed Medicare physician quality reporting programs as “needlessly complex” and “not improving patient quality.” These conclusions were [...]
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