Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: May 2, 2018
The American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit is happening in Washington DC.
News
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: March 15, 2018
The ACS was successful in its efforts to get the Senate to consider a much-improved version of the Continuing Resolution.
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: February 15, 2018
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that approximately 40% percent of eligible clinicians will be required to submit data under MIPS.<...
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: November 29, 2017
For 2018, we still expect that the majority of surgeons eligible to participate in the QPP will do so via the MIPS pathway.
News
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: November 2, 2017
Three “must pass” bills are moving through the legislative process on Capitol Hill that are of interest to surgeons.
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: October 19, 2017
Dr. Daniel M. Caruso had an unsurpassed passion for training the next generation of surgeons, paying it forward into the future as he went.
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: September 22, 2017
It is so easy to avoid a penalty that no surgeon should be resigned to accepting a penalty without having a look at the minimal reporting requireme...
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: August 14, 2017
Surgeons are well familiar with the statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identifying trauma as the leading cause of ...
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: July 22, 2017
The Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 (S.1351 and H.R.2906) was recently introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representative...
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: May 22, 2017
On July 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin requiring practitioners in nine states who are part of groups of 1...
Opinion
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: April 18, 2017
Fellows frequently ask how they can get more involved in the advocacy efforts of the ACS. Whether you are new to the arena of policy and advocacy o...
Article
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: February 2, 2017
2017 is here and the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is now in effect. MIPS has taken a number of steps to streamline reporting and...
Article
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: January 20, 2017
I am frequently asked for examples of successes from the College’s advocacy efforts in DC. While many of our successes come in the form of legislat...
Article
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: December 17, 2016
The reporting mechanism specified by CMS for 2017 is simple attestation accomplished via any traditional reporting mechanism other than by claims.<...
Article
- Author:
- Patrick V. Bailey, MD, FACS
Publish date: November 15, 2016
The discussion of the Quality Payment Program continues.
