NDSC’s Mechanism, known as CareSelect Imaging™/ACR Select™, has been Qualified for Use with the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Madison, WI (July 18, 2017) – National Decision Support Company announces the full qualification of its CareSelect™ Platform as a Qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (qCDSM) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for compliance with the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) … [Read more...]
PAMA and MACRA – A Surprising Twist
In the recent proposed rule for year two of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have introduced a surprising twist - linking the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) to MACRA. Tucked away on page 178 of the proposed rule is a new improvement activity linked to the Advancing Care Performance Category. This improvement activity allows organizations who have implemented a qualified Clinical Decision Support … [Read more...]