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Friday, March 23 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
FR10 | Apples to Apples: A Review of the Society's Efforts in Defining Meaningful Quality Measures for Practitioners in PA/LTC

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The session will review the history of physician quality reporting programs (PQRI -> PQRS -> VBM -> MACRA) and the Society’s current MIPS quality measure list. The presenters will discuss the Society’s work with the National Quality Forum Incubator Challenge as well as the Society’s discussion with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid leadership during their "Spotlight Series" that provided the Society the opportunity to highlight the need for quality measures for the PA/LTC practitioner. Finally, the session will review current Society efforts to secure funding for quality measure development.

Learning Objectives:
(1) Review history of quality measure development and progression of various quality payment programs.
(2) Discuss how practitioners in PA/LTC currently report quality measures.
(3) Describe AMDA's Quality Measure Committee's efforts to identify meaningful measures in PA/LTC.
(4) Elaborate AMDA's plans to develop meaningful measures and reporting mechanisms using private and public partnerships.
Speakers
avatar for Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD

Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD

Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, CIC, is currently the President and CEO of CIMPAR, S.C. (Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research). He also holds an academic appointment as the Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois. In addition to being President... Read More →
avatar for Rikki Mangrum, MLS

Rikki Mangrum, MLS

Rikki Mangrum, MLS, is a Senior Research Scientist, Health and Social Development Program, American Institutes for Research. Ms. Mangrum is working closely with AMDA's Quality leadership to develop a PA/LTC specific Quality Measure suite.
avatar for Alex Bardakh, MPP

Alex Bardakh, MPP

Alex Bardakh, MPP, PLC, is the Director of Public Policy & Advocacy for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Alex is a tireless worker for the Society’s extensive Public Policy agenda through Advocacy in Congress and numerous Federal Agencies. A graduate... Read More →

Friday March 23, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Texas Ballroom C
  Practice Management

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