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News and views on the regulatory, legislative and political issues impacting ophthalmology in Washington, D.C., and around the United States. Articles featured in the Academy's weekly Washington Report Express email newsletter.
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Check Your 2016 Quality Performance Scores via Physician Compare to See What Your Patients See

JUN 07, 2018 in PQRS

Download your PQRS results along with other important, public information that your patients can access

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2016 PQRS Results Show Gains for Ophthalmology — Especially IRIS Registry Participants

NOV 02, 2017 in PQRS

The Academy played a huge part in helping improve our profession’s overall performance

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Take Action Today to View Your Medicare Bonus or Penalty Results for Last Year’s Performance

SEP 21, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS

Don’t delay — you might miss your chance to dispute improper penalties

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Academy Reiterates Need for Regulatory Relief, IRIS Registry Empowerment

SEP 07, 2017 in Value-Based Modifier, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS, Medicare Fee Schedule, Electronic Health Records

This is the latest step in our ongoing effort to ensure you succeed in Medicare quality programs

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2018 Penalty Relief Toplines Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule

JUL 20, 2017 in PQRS, Medicare Fee Schedule, Meaningful Use

The Academy’s advocacy makes a real impact by gaining relief for your 2018 payments

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Academy Provides Path to Avoiding MIPS Penalties Without an EHR

JUL 20, 2017 in PQRS, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

You can sidestep a 4 percent penalty in the first year of Medicare’s new physician payment system with a minimal amount of submitted data

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Academy Leaders Make the Rounds in D.C. to Impact Federal Policies on Quality Programs, Drug Prices

JUN 22, 2017 in Drug Pricing, PQRS, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Congressional Advocacy, Meaningful Use, Value-Based Modifier

Our leadership in this effort continues to win us important facetime with the people who make a difference in Washington, D.C.

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Ophthalmology's PQRS Failures Continue to Rise

JUN 15, 2017 in PQRS

It’s wrong that you’re increasingly at risk of losing your hard-earned money because of flawed quality-reporting requirements

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Congress Steps Up to Support Academy’s Regulatory Relief Campaign

MAY 25, 2017 in Meaningful Use, Congressional Advocacy, PQRS, Value-Based Modifier

Your advocacy spurred this significant step in our fight to secure reprieve from 10-percent penalties in 2018

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Health Policy Directions (Opportunities) Under a New Administration

MAY 10, 2017 in Drug Pricing, Meaningful Use, Affordable Care Act, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, PQRS

From repeal of Obamacare, to regulatory relief for physicians, the new administration has an opportunity to be transformational

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