Erika Gandee Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at OrthoCarolina’s Participation in MIPS

Cindy Bracy; Peter Pollack

On Jan. 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) with the goal of rewarding high-value, high-quality Medicare clinicians with payment increases, while reducing payments to clinicians who do not meet performance standards. The QPP consists of two tracks: the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

Steps2Walk Brings Advanced Foot and Ankle Education, Treatment to the Developing World

V. James Sammarco, MD

Physicians enter medicine for many reasons, but most feel a calling to help those in need. In 1999, Mark Myerson, MD, formed the Foot and Ankle Association in response to the ongoing need for education and training of international foot and ankle surgeons who had little access to advanced training in their home countries.