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Want to Learn More About the MSK US Course?

Then attend this free informational webinar! Registration is now open for the Diagnostic & Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Upper Extremity preview webinar on April 7, 2015 at 7 pm (CT). Course Director Evan Peck, MD, will provide an overview of the course and attendees will get a sneak peek of the lectures and hands-on demonstrations.Register today!

Participate in the Institution Partners Council (IPC)!

Your Academy is working to transform the focus of health care to value function and we want your institutions to join us! AAPM&R’s IPC program allows institutions to gain recognition and receive benefits, all while supporting physiatry and encouraging engagement with the Academy. Clickhereto learn how your institution can get involved.

Looking for Career Resources?

Your Academy can help. Check out the AAPM&R Career Center where you can find a variety of useful tools, including:

  • A job board
  • Career planning tools
  • Fellowship database
  • And more!

Academy News

Quality Tool Boxes: A New (and Growing!) Resource from Your Academy

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The Performance Metrics Committee, in collaboration with the Councils, has been working to develop Quality Tool Boxes (QTBs) for specific health conditions. The QTBs are a web-based resource for Academy members that include existing tools specifically tailored for physiatric practice.

The intent behind the QTB project is to bring together a variety of already existing resources on a particular condition and house that information in one centralized location for ease of access and use by AAPM&R members. Resources and tools included in the QTBs have been recommended by a group of subject matter experts who treat patients with the particular condition, and have been vetted by the Academy’s Performance Metrics Committee.

The first 2 QTBs have been published to the Academy’s website: The Pediatric Council’s QTB on spina bifida, and the CNS Council’s QTB on mild traumatic brain injury. Clickhereto access the QTBs, and be sure to check back frequently as QTBs will be published on an ongoing basis.

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New EHR Attestation Deadline for Medicare Eligible Professionals: March 20, 2015

Eligible professionals now have until 11:59 pm (ET) on March 20, 2015, to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year. Submit your data to the Registration and Attestation System, which includes 2014 Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) Flexibility Rule options. To learn more, see the Educational Resourceson the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website.

 

 

Register for the Academy’s Next Advocacy Webinar – Thursday, March 5

AAPM&R and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) are teaming-up to present the second webinar of the 2015 Advocacy and Health Policy Webinar Series, NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin (NIAMS) Diseases: 2015 and Beyond Priorities.

Dr. Joan A. McGowan, PhD, will help attendees understand the Institute’s research portfolio, learn more about the NIAMS mission and receive guidance in the exploration of scientific problems that bear on the health of the bones, joints, muscles and skin. Registration for the webinar is complimentary for Academy members. Click here for more details and to register.

PQRSwizard®Reporting Deadline Extended

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Good news – the deadline to report your 2014 data for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) incentive program utilizing PQRSwizard®has been extended! You now have until Friday, March 13 at 5 pm (ET) to qualify for the 2014 PQRS incentive payment and avoid the 2% penalty

in 2016.

PQRSwizard® is the most efficient method of reporting data and offers an easy, step-by-step wizard. Plus, AAPM&R members receive discounted access! If you haven’t already reported your data, be sure to do so here before March 13.

Apply for the Academy Leadership Program

AAPM&R is excited to be accepting applications for the 2015-17 Academy Leadership Program. This 2-year program was developed to help identify and train future leaders with limited volunteer experience, connect participants with strong Academy leaders and immerse them in the culture of volunteerism at the Academy.

Click here for more details and an application.

Look for MOC Resources on mē®

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Looking for ways to earn credits for your Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements? Check out mē®, the Academy’s online education platform designed to guide you through the 10-year MOC cycle.

On mē®you’ll be able to find MOC resources that will help you fulfill the part II, III and IV requirements:

Order Your ICD-10 Crosswalk Sheet

ICD-10 will be taking effect on October 1, 2015. Implementation will radically change the way medical coding is done and will require significant effort to implement. Prepare for this anticipated change using the new ICD-10 Crosswalks.

  • AAPM&R has crosswalked the top 100 ICD-9-CM codes in 4 different PM&R clinical areas to the latest ICD-10-CM codes so you can begin consideration for documentation and superbill changes.

Find out more about ICD-10 on the AAPM&R website.

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