2023

Registration is now open for The 2023 Fall Virtual Coding Seminar, December 2, 10 a.m.–to 3 p.m. EST. APMA’s coding expert, Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM, CPC, will present. All podiatry professionals are welcome to attend and eligible to earn up to 4.0 credit hours.

On October 13, APMA supported its Palmetto Jurisdiction Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) representatives and joined with the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) in submitting comments to Palmetto that raised concerns with proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Surgical Treatment of Nails (DL39258) and proposed Local Coverage Article (LCA): Surgical Treatment of Nails (DA59028).

To ensure that our CAC and PIAC representatives have the fullest picture of the issues facing our membership today, we are asking all APMA members to complete this survey by November 1.

Collaborating with TEG allows APMA members access to services that extend beyond what APMA’s Center for Professional Advocacy (CPA) can provide, such as opportunities for litigation.

APMA is excited to announce that there will be a Fall Virtual Coding Seminar. This virtual course will be held on the APMA Online Learning Center on December 2, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ET.

Following advocacy by APMA and many others, Novitas, First Coast, and CGS Part B MACs announced on September 28 that their previously finalized new skin substitute policies “will not become effective on October 1.”

If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2022, you can review your performance feedback, including your MIPS final score and payment adjustment factor(s), on the Quality Payment Program website.

Providers must use the new code set for services provided on or after October 1. Register now for APMA's December 14 webinar covering podiatry-relevant coding changes. APMA Coding Resource Center (CRC) subscribers can view a full list of podiatry-relevant changes now on the CRC home page.

Please use the APMA’s eAdvocacy website and send our pre-written message about this issue to your legislators to raise their awareness and request support for passage of corrected language in the MATE Act.

MACs state that the delay to the effective date is due to a large system update.

It is Falls Prevention Awareness Week! Join APMA in its efforts to increase awareness surrounding falls, the importance of falls prevention, and the role doctors of podiatric medicine play in this important public health effort.

APMA has created a new webinar series titled Coding Refreshers. This series currently has six coding topics the viewer may already have encountered but now has the opportunity to review.

The AMA is undertaking a new national study, supported by 173 health-care organizations, to collect representative data on physician practice expenses. APMA, through our participation in the RUC, is also participating in the survey.

APMA submitted comments in response to CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment, etc., on September 11.

2023 Young Physician Advocate Scholarship winner, Joseph Coppola, DPM, of Medford, MA, encourages you to get involved in advocacy. Watch his video now!

APMA has created two new workgroups to address significant issues facing APMA’s membership and to further APMA’s commitment to member education.

CMS has issued a new ABN form that is effective immediately.

Do you see patients in a nursing facility? If so, it is important to include the correct place of service on claim forms.

Last week, APMA submitted comments to CMS in response to its proposed rules related to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) and Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET).

Leaders from across the country came together this past weekend for the 2023 APMA State Advocacy Forum, held August 25–26 in Albuquerque, NM.