If hypertension is the diagnosis, is it primary or secondary
Regulations Promulgated Under Section 1128J(d) of the Act On May 23, 2014, CMS published a final rule titled Medicare Program
(2) The 3 most recent years prior to the start of the ACO's agreement period used in establishing the historical benchmark, when such a benchmark is used to reconcile the ACO for a performance year adjusted in accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of this section
Nonetheless, gaps continue to persist in smokeless tobacco enforcement and cessation initiatives, especially in rural areas where its use is culturally acceptable
We are proposing that practitioners participating in the ACO REACH model, the Making Care Primary model, and the Primary Care First model would satisfy the proposed initiating visit, patient population-level management, and performance measurement APCM service elements and practice-level capabilities by virtue of their model participation