• APMA Responds to Stark, Anti-Kickback Statute Proposals

  APMA submitted formal comments to CMS and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on December 20 regarding proposed rules addressing the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as Stark) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

• APMA to CMS: Significant Concerns on AUC Imaging Requirements

  APMA sent a letter to CMS on December 23, outlining its significant concerns related to the Advanced Use Criteria (AUC) Imaging Requirements for which compliance officially started on January 1, 2020.

• Important DME MACs Requirement Change

  Effective January 1, 2020, the DME MACs have changed the requirement for a “Detailed Written Order” to a requirement for a “Standard Written Order.”

• SAWC Scholarship Winner: Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA
  January 13, 2020

  Congratulations to Chia-Ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA, recipient of the Wound Care Podiatrist Scholarship for the Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring meeting, May 13–17 in San Diego.

• 2019 PY MIPS Reporting Year Window Now Open

  The MIPS 2019 Performance Year (PY) reporting window has opened. If you signed up to use the APMA MIPS app, make sure your data is uploaded and/or selected in the app.

• Get Compensation Data You Need to Negotiate Effectively—Take MGMA Survey

  Do you want data to help you negotiate a higher salary in your next contract negotiation or job? Do you want data to help you benchmark your own performance? Then you should participate in the 2020 MGMA Compensation and Production Survey, which is now open for participation!

• What Do You Prescribe For Postoperative Pain?

  What do you prescribe for postoperative pain? Help APMA Public Health Fellow Brandon Brooks, DPM, complete his capstone project at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice by taking a brief survey.

• WPS Wound Care LCD Victory

  APMA is thrilled to announce a recent victory with a formal reconsideration request to Wisconsin Physicians’ Services (WPS) to correct its problematic Wound Care Local Coverage Determination (LCD).

• Get Key Coding Data in BMAD Webinar Recording

  View recording of APMA’s webinar on Part B Medicare Annual Data (BMAD): 2019 BMAD Presentation of the 2018 Medicare Part B Data for Podiatry, presented by David Freedman, DPM, on December 5.

• How to Ensure You Get Paid After MBI Transition Period Ends December 31

  CMS will require all claims submitted on or after January 1, 2020, to use the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), even for services provided before January 1, 2020. With a few exceptions, Medicare will reject claims submitted with Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) and all eligibility transactions you submit with HICNs.

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Today’s Podiatrist in the News

• NextGen Healthcare, APMA, and Darena Solutions Partner to Advance Foot and Ankle Health
  November 6, 2019

  APMA is partnering with NextGen Healthcare, Inc., and Darena Solutions to provide expanded options for MIPS reporting and data analytics to podiatrists. The partnership enables the exchange of crucial patient data, simplifies MIPS reporting, and provides APMA with data to advocate on behalf of members.

• APMA Lauds Introduction of the HELLPP Act in the 116th Congress
  April 11, 2019

  After the passage of the VA Provider Equity Act in the 115th Congress resolved podiatrist-access issues in the Veterans Health Administration, APMA is hopeful Congress will take long overdue action to address these issues for Medicaid patients.

• Utah Podiatrist Named President of American Podiatric Medical Association
  April 3, 2019

  David G. Edwards, DPM, of Logan, UT, was installed as president of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) during the organization’s 99th House of Delegates meeting in March.

• Operate Like a DPM with Today’s Podiatrist
  April 1, 2019

  Today’s Podiatrist is your highly trained foot and ankle surgical expert.

• Today's Podiatrist is a Critical Member Of the Diabetes Care Team
  November 1, 2018

  An annual exam can help prevent serious complications of diabetes.

• APMA Celebrates Passage of VA MISSION Act
  May 23, 2018

  The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) applauds the approval of critically important legislation to support America’s veterans. S 2372, the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018, or VA MISSION Act, passed the Senate today and will now to go President Donald J. Trump for his signature.

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