The ABCs of MACRA: What You Need to Know Now

Description

CMS recently released a proposed regulation related to the Medicare Access and CHIP Re-Authorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Merit-Based Incentive Payments System (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs). This document and comment on it will shape the structure of Medicare, health care payment and the interoperability/ standards landscape for years to come.
Join nationally-recognized CMS expert Robert Anthony for an overview of the MACRA proposed rule. HL7 will also share initial perspectives on the interplay between MACRA and health care interoperability.

Who Should Attend

This tutorial will benefit many HL7 stakeholders including policy, technical and health care reform experts.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this tutorial students will be able to:

• Describe MACRA reform fundamentals;
• Explain key elements of the new CMS MACRA proposed regulation; and
• Identify some goalposts for interoperability in the new Medicare reform era.