Two Member Webinars in January

Don’t miss these two exciting webinars, provided at no cost to AAAAI members.

Shifting Provider Compensation From Fee-for-Service to a New Era

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the replacement for the Sustainable Growth Rate, incorporates Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) as new mechanisms through which physicians will be paid by Medicare. Through the Healthcare Planning and Learning Action Network, a public-private partnership between CMS and private payers, insurers have committed to evolving their payment structures to include the changes as well, starting as early as 2017.

What we know about MIPS and APMS, and how these are related to the current requirements of reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Meaningful Use, and the Value Based Modifier (VBM), and what you can be doing now to prepare for the changes that lie ahead, will be presented by Emily Graham, RHIA, CCS-P of Hart Health Strategies, part of AAAAI's Advocacy Team in Washington DC. You will be able to submit questions during the webinar. Register for the webinar here.

JACI: In Practice Virtual Journal Club Webinar on January 13

The JACI: In Practice, in conjunction with the AAAAI New Allergist/Immunologist Assembly (NAIA), is pleased to announce the next Virtual Journal Club on January 13 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (8:00 pm Central; 7:00 pm Mountain; 6:00 pm Pacific).

The Virtual Journal Club is a one hour live webinar (Non-CME Accredited), open to all AAAAI members and will focus on the newest clinically relevant content published in JACI: In Practice. The presenters will review research relevant to your allergy/immunology practice in an interactive format. Reserve your spot today!

Articles to be reviewed include:

Natural History of Food-Triggered Atopic Dermatitis and Development of Immediate Reactions in Children (November/December 2015 JACI: In Practice)
Speakers: Bruce "BJ" Lanser, MD, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
David Mark Fleischer, MD, FAAAAI, Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO

Behavioral Interventions to Improve Asthma Outcomes for Adolescents: A Systematic Review (November/December 2015 JACI: In Practice)
Speakers: Taylor A. Banks, MD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Bruce G. Bender, PhD, FAAAAI, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

Please note: These sessions have not been approved for CME credit.