CMS to Hold 8/22 Listening Session on Understanding CY 2019 PFS Proposed Rule

On August 22, join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a listening session on the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule.

During this listening session, CMS experts will briefly cover three provisions from the proposed rule and address clarifying questions to help formulate written comments for formal submission:

• Streamlining Evaluation and Management (E/M) payment and reducing clinician burden
• Advancing virtual care
• Continuing to improve the Quality Payment Program to reduce clinician burden, focus on outcomes, and promote interoperability

Participants are encouraged to review the proposed rule prior to the call, as well as the following materials on the provisions to be covered:

• Quality Payment Program Year 3 (2019) Webinar Recording, Transcript, Presentation, and Comparison Fact Sheet
• Slide presentation on E/M and Advancing Virtual Care
• E/M Coding Reform videos: Introduction, Office Visits and Panel Discussion

This listening session will take place from 1:30 - 3:00 PM ET.

Click here to register for this listening session as well as other Medicare Learning Network events.

Posted 8/2/2018