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How to prepare for MACRA by January 1, 2017

Big changes are ahead in how Medicare will pay physicians. The MACRA rule establishes a new Medicare physician payment program that starts January 1, 2017, yet few providers understand how this this important change will affect how they are paid. This educational webinar is supported by Aetna. To learn more and to register, please follow this link: https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=qnargk9a9qgp&campaign=o....

Policy Working Group Lunch

Please join us at the eHI offices for our quarterly policy lunch series. Our guest speaker is David Lee from Leavitt Partners. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) passed into law in 2015 with the bipartisan support of over 90% of lawmakers in Congress, including our new HHS Secretary Dr. Tom Price. However, Price and others have also voiced concerns over the burden MACRA’s Quality Payment Program places on providers and questioned some of the CMS Innovation Center’s alternative payment model initiatives that now overlap with MACRA.

Protecting What's Ours: Cybersecurity in the new Environments

On behalf of eHI and PwC, we have identified a select group of privacy and security leaders from payer, provider, pharmaceutical and vendor groups to participate in a robust discussion on market trends and related regulatory challenges. Our discussion will create an open forum where participants can share what’s working and discuss challenges, including: • Prioritizing concerns with federal regulators, and preparing for potential regulatory and legislative changes in 2017 • Developing cybersecurity strategies that support changing care models

Policy Workgroup - 2015 EHR Certification Criteria and Meaningful Use Stage 3: What’s New, What’s Not?

The March 2014 edition of the Policy Workgroup webinar focuses on the 2015 EHR Certification Criteria proposed rule and the Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Stage 3 rule recommendations. Presenters include Steven Posnack, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

House Energy & Commerce Committee - Telehealth to Digital Medicine: How 21st Century Technology Can Benefit Patients

October 08, 2015

On Thursday May 1, 2014, Health Subcommittee conducted a hearing to discuss telehealth technologies that hold promises to transform the U.S. healthcare system and explore their positive and negative implications. Witnesees include Dr. Rashid Bashshur, Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, Dr. Tom Beeman, Gary Chard, and Kofi Jones.

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