Program Information
Regulatory Update
R Martin
B Finerfrock
L Fairobent
R Martin1*, B Finerfrock2*, L Fairobent1*, (1) AAPM, Alexandria, VA, (2) Capital Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA
Presentations
MO-C-BRD-0 (Monday, March 7, 2016) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Room: Grand Ballroom D
Regulation and legislation impact every medical physicist’s day-to-day performance. However, the process and requirements are not always clear. This session will first will review what is behind the doors of current medical event reporting requirements and trends. We will look at how the Institute of Medicine report "To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (2000) raised public awareness of medical events and safety. We will address the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (2005), which spurred growth of incident learning systems, including the Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System (RO-ILS), and talk about current state regulations, some of which employ graded penalties based on levels of non-compliance.
Secondly, this session will also address recent changes adopted by Congress that will affect how healthcare services are covered and paid for in the future. The presentation will discuss and contrast the differences between the current fee-for-service system and alternative payment models such as episodes of care and bundled payments and what these may mean for patients and providers. In addition, the presentation will also discuss the MIPS initiative and how this is different from Alternative Payment Models, the transition timetable for moving to MIPS/APMs and what providers need to do to prepare for these changes. Finally, this session will address recent changes in the regulatory environment such as the impact of accreditation and how it relates to federal and state mandates to include a look ahead to the potential impact the 2016 Presidential elections might have.
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