HCC Blog by Caridad

CAPG Educational Series 2017: Quality Payment Program Webinars with CMS CAPG, the Voice of Accountable Physician Groups,  www.capg.org  has a phenomenal Education series, it is known as:   CAPG Educational Series 2017: Quality Payment Program Webinars with CMS (yes! a CMS representative is on the call!) http://www.capg.org/index. aspx?page=376 They are free and open to all. The next one is set for  Friday, July 7 , visit their website for details! I listened in on May's presentation, "How to Select Measures and Maximize Quality Performance in MIPS".  Although all this is new to me, I came away feeling I learned something.       Disclaimer: This guidance is to be used for an easy reference; the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code books and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are the authoritative references for accurate and complete coding. This blog may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. It is not

I am not sure how we can use this in coding for HCC, but I just found this web site exists, so I'm pretty excited about seeing what is available.  It is the ELECTRONIC CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS it is part of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE and can be found at  www.ecfr.gov The e-CFR is supported and maintained by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), which is an office under National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the Government Publishing Office (GPO). from the Browse tab on left,  Title 42: Public Health  has information for the Medicare Advantage Program There are volumes 1 - 5, with volumes 2-5 dealing with "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES" It looks like all the legal E's having to do with Medicare it is said to contain the "Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule Overview, June 2015" just haven't found that on the webpage yet...