MSNVA News

On Wednesday, June 15, Virginia HIT (VHIT) will host a free webinar for health care providers who want to learn more about reporting to the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) immunization registry. The 45-minute webinar begins at 12:00 pm and features Greg Dennis, MS, Manager of the VDH Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS), and Christy Gray, MPH, CHES, VIIS Business Plan and Data Quality Manager.

The Physicians Foundation released a new report for private practice physicians, which examines the provisions of the ACA and how these legislative changes will directly impact their practice of medicine.

Please note that our office is in the process of moving to 7927 Jones Branch Dr in McLean, VA. As we complete our transition, please reach us via email through our website at www.msnva.org/contact/ or at 703-462-0548.

A Medscape roundtable discussion and overview of meaningful use including timeline for incentive programs, the benefit to patients as well as important challenges and solutions.

The Philadelphia Regional Office of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting a series of three Open Door Forum calls and webinars to present an overview of the registration and attestation components of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive Programs.

Created under the Affordable Care act, the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan aims to make a health insurance option available to those who have been denied coverage by private insurance companies because of a pre-existing condition. Until 2014, the program will cover a broad range of health benefits.

John Pilotte, Director of the Performance Payment Policy Staff in the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be discussing the proposed rule around Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations.

Washington, DC May 5, 2011. MSNVA Board Members attended a special breakfast with Steve Forbes, titled "Econo-ME: Ensuring Your Financial Security in the New Normal," presented by Northwestern Mutual (MSNVA's corporate partner).

A humorous look into the ACO model.

CMS is holding conference calls for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program to provide information on the attestation process.