Faculty

Needs Statement

The Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and the release of the regulation implementing MACRA’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)represent the most fundamental changes in reimbursement experienced by health care providers in decades. With these changes, the practice of medicine becomes streamlined, but also more transparent. How a physician or group practice delivers care (quality), uses data (advancing care information), assesses and conducts improvement (improvement activities) and manages the use of healthcare resources (cost of care) will be used to determine incentives or penalties related to reimbursement.

The new system – applicable for most physicians who accept Medicaid Part B -  will require changes to processes and practices, as well as developing new knowledge and skills. Understanding the new law, MIPS and the measures which must be reported are vital to delivering care in 2017 and beyond.

 

Target Audience

This activity was planned to address the educational needs of physicians, nurses and social workers.

Objectives

• Demonstrate awareness and acknowledgement of the impact of MACRA to their clinical practice.
• Demonstrates competency of measures and metrics selected by UNT Health.

Accreditation

TSBSWE

This activity is approved for a maximum of 0.50 Clock Hours for Social Workers.

UNTHSC
The University of North Texas Health Science Center certifies this activity for 0.50 hours of participation.

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 0.50 hour of AOA Category 1B CME credits. Approval is currently pending.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

ACGME Competencies

• Practice-based learning and improvement
• Professionalism
• Systems-based practice

TNA

UNT Health Science Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides up to 0.50 contact hours.

Approved Provider ID: 16-274238-B

Faculty Disclosure

Eric Beck, DO has nothing to disclose. The UNT Health Science Center INCEDO staff have nothing to disclose.

Additional Information

Data collected as part of this activity may be analyzed as part of educational research to study the effectiveness of interventions. This project is included under UNTHSC IRB protocol #2017-056