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Update on ACR’s Rheumatology-Specific APM

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The APM also addresses the importance of reimbursement for rheumatology services that have previously been undervalued and insufficiently reimbursed, such as cognitive specialists, non-face-to-face care and chronic disease care coordination.

What’s Next?
Currently, the ACR is working on data collection from several practices to model the financial impact of the APM, according to Dr. Huston. Once this information is completed, the draft APM will be refined and submitted to the Physician Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) later this year. A final approved APM model will then be submitted to the CMS.

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Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical journalist based in Minneapolis.

 

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