Select Physicians Associates ACO

10/21/2022

ACOs work to capture a full description of their patients. Value based care is working and we are excited to be at the forefront of this shift in healthcare!

Providers that participated in value-based care generally fared better financially during the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic when non-essential procedures were largely on pause. | CMMI Director Liz Fowler said that while the pandemic spurred greater interest in value-based care, lingering fina...

09/07/2022

ACOs are a vital part of providing quality care for lower costs to our senior population. Last year this program broke records again by saving $1.66 billion for CMS. Read below to find out.

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $1.66 billion last year as value-based care providers brace for potential major changes to the program like new health equity measures. | Accountable care organizations generated $1.6 billion in savings for Medicare last year, the fifth straight year the...

08/18/2022

Read below the press release for the most recent legislation that helps our senior population!

As part of its ongoing efforts to increase access to care and to reduce unnecessary administrative burden for stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be discontinuing the use of Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Information For...

07/22/2022

CMS is slowly pushing toward a more value based care system through ACOs. Read below to see highlights of this shift!

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/medicare-value-based-care-strategy-alignment-growth-and-equity

02/08/2022

Telehealth waivers are still at the forefront of health policy. Read below to see the newest developments in this area.

Two U.S. | Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation Monday to extend current Medicare telehealth reimbursement waivers an additional two years following the end of the public health emergency.

11/10/2021

SPA is one of the top performing ACOs nationally accelerating transitions to alternative forms of care delivery and tackling health disparities.TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Select Physicians Associates (SPA) announced today that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountabl...

11/09/2021

Our ACO has achieved some outstanding milestones and we continue to push toward excellence. 2020 was an extremely tough year for everyone but even through the trials we persevered to finish 2020 as our best year yet! Read below for the details.

SPA is one of the top performing ACOs nationally accelerating transitions to alternative forms of care delivery and tackling health disparities.TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Select Physicians Associates (SPA) announced today that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountabl...

11/04/2021

Some changes to the CMS Medicare fee schedule are coming. Read below!

CMS finalized extending reimbursement of certain telehealth services through 2023 and included cuts to physician payments in a new rule.

10/11/2021

We are still searching for someone to join our dynamic team in both Panama City and Pensacola, FL. Check out our openings and apply at the link below!

Apply to Project Coordinator (healthcare) at Physician Partners in Panama City, FL.

08/13/2021

The President and Legislators are proposing some big changes for Medicare. Read below for details!

Biden outlined a bold agenda to tackle drug prices, directing Congress to give Medicare wide authority to negotiate lower prices with drugmakers.

07/27/2021

Telehealth has played a major part in the success of quality of care during COVID. Many organizations are pushing to keep the temporary regulations permanent. Read below!

A collection of 430 groups is urging Congress to act now to make permanent key telehealth flexibilities that has led to an explosion of telehealth use over the past year.

07/13/2021

As places open back up, patients are returning to in person visits and the data shows that. Telehealth is still a great option for those patients who still feel uncomfortable being out.

Americans are slowly returning to medical facilities to receive care and are using fewer telehealth services after last year's pandemic high, according to new data. Telehealth utilization fell nationally for the third straight month, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.