Podcasts by Perspectives with the AMA

Evaluating the Present&Future of Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services from 2021-12-27T00:00

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Sandy Marks
Guest: Kim Horvath, JD
Guest: Kyle Thomson, JD

With telehealth services expanding during the COV...

What to Know About the No Surprises Act from 2021-12-21T00:00

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW

The No Surprises Act aims to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. But how exactly does it g...

On a Mission to Mend: A Look at Maternal Health Disparities from 2021-10-18T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Jennifer Brown, JD

The risks associated with pregnancy are disproportionately higher for some patient populations, but several organization...

The AMA’s Approach to Ending the Overdose Epidemic from 2021-09-29T00:00

Host: John Russell, MD
Guest: Bobby Mukkamala, MD

Chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, joins Dr. John Russell to discuss the nation...

Prior Authorization&the AMA's Push for Reform from 2021-08-31T00:00

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Emily Carroll, JD, MSW
Guest: Heather McComas, PharmD
Guest: Chris Sherin

The prior authorization cost contr...

COVID-19 Vaccines&Considerations for Approval from 2021-01-14T00:00

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Mira Irons, MD
Guest: Shannon Curtis

Following the approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine, mass-vaccination has made...

Ending the Drug Overdose Epidemic: A Look at the 2020 AMA-Manatt Health National Roadmap from 2020-12-30T00:00

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Guest: Patrice Harris, MD

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 80,000 Americans died from Ma...

Implementing the 2021 Updates to Office Visit Evaluation&Management Documentation, Coding,&Billing Requirements from 2020-12-03T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH

With E&M coding changes taking effect January 1, 2021, the AMA offers tools and resources for physician impleme...

Exploring the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Physician Practices from 2020-11-17T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Susan R. Bailey, MD

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the healthcare field through reductions in patient volume and higher practice costs. H...

Keeping Your Practice Open: Key Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-11-10T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Carol Vargo, MHS

Physicians across the country have been working hard to keep their practices operational and their patients, as well as th...

CMS Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-11-10T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Koryn Rubin

With the widespread impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is now offering flexibilit...

Telehealth Changes & Policies Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-07-16T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD


Guest: Kim Horvath, JD


Guest: Sandy Marks


Guest: Meg Barron, MBA

With no signs of the adoption of...

Investigating the Adoption of Behavioral Health Integration from 2020-07-02T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH
Guest: Peggy Chen, MD

Behavioral health integration has proven to be an effective solution to improvi...

Reopening Practices in Light of COVID-19 from 2020-06-04T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Carol Vargo, MHS
Guest: Sheryl Hirsch, MD, FAAP
Guest: Thomas Eppes, MD

The American Medical Association is one of the ...

Advocacy Efforts During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-06-01T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Todd Askew

What’s being done to address the range of issues like the PPE shortage, lack of testing, and financial shortfalls encountered du...

The AMA Opioid Task Force Calls for Individualized Care for Patients with Pain from 2020-03-17T00:00

Guest: David Ring, MD, PhD
Guest: Ameet Nagpal, MD
Guest: Steven P. Stanos, Jr., DO

Individualized healthcare is extremely important for patients with pain, but phy...

The American Medical Association Opioid Task Force: Support for Evidence-Based Care for Substance Use Disorders from 2020-03-17T00:00

Guest: Patrice Harris, MD
Guest: Frank Dowling, MD
Guest: Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD
Guest: Sharon Levy, MD, MPH
Guest: John Renner, MD

As the n...

Behavioral Health Integration: Exploring Its Effect on Clinical Practice from 2019-11-25T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Donald Meyer, MD
Guest: Travis Mickelson, MD

With physical and behavioral health practices often operating in silos, many healthcare ...

The Realities of Medicare Advantage: Perspectives on Physician&Patient Outcomes from 2019-09-13T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Griffin Myers, MD, MBA, FACEP
Guest: Barbara Spivak, MD

Despite increasing levels of burden, physicians remain supportive of effort...

Value-Based Care: Taking the Pulse of Key Stakeholders in Healthcare from 2019-06-04T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH
Guest: Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH
Guest: Sheila Savageau
Guest: Michael Seres

How do you define val...

Easing the Burden of Medicare Documentation Guidelines from 2019-01-09T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Barbara Levy, MD
Guest: Peter A. Hollmann, MD

In response to physicians’ feedback, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pro...

What Do the Updated Medicare Payment Policies Mean for You? from 2018-12-21T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Barbara A. McAneny, MD

There were a lot of changes made to the 2019 Medicare payment policies. Here to review what these updates mean—and wha...

The Future of APMs: What We Learned from the RAND Study from 2018-11-28T00:00

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Mark Friedberg, MD

With the use of alternative payment models (APMs) on the rise, the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation...

Get the Breakdown on How Costs Are Measured Under MIPS from 2018-08-09T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Koryn Rubin

Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS ...

Work in a Hospital? Here’s What You Need to Know About MIPS from 2018-07-26T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Carol Vargo, MHS

Amid all the changes to quality reporting under MIPS, many hospital-based physicians are unsure about what effects, if any, ...

What Is a Virtual Group Under the Quality Payment Program&Should You Join One? from 2018-07-12T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Even though more and more physicians are becoming aware of the option to participate in the Quality Payment Program as a virtual group, many still may not h...

How Physician-Focused APMs Aim to Overcome Challenges from 2018-06-28T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Alternative Payment Models, or APMs, were introduced as a way to reduce costs and improve patient care, but physicians have been slow to adopt this model. T...

The Quality Payment Program in 2019: What to Know About Upgrading Your EHR from 2018-06-15T00:00

Host: Shira Johnson, MD
Guest: Laura Hoffman
Guest: Matt Reid

If you’re planning on participating in the Quality Payment Program in 2019, you may be wondering what ...

The Art of Asking Patients for a Review from 2018-06-01T00:00

Host: Randall Wong, MD
Host: Russell Faust, MD

Gone are the days when asking for reviews seemed desperate or unprofessional. Now it is much more acceptable, and in fact, patients ...

What Are Your Quality Reporting Options? from 2018-05-31T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Koryn Rubin

With more and more physicians wondering what the new individual and group reporting measures mean for them and their practice, Dr...

The Technical Assistance You’ll Need for the Quality Payment Programs Changes from 2018-02-02T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

New rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are providing physicians with a smoother transition to the Quality Payment Pro...

How Small Practices Can Comply with MIPS Quality Reporting Requirements from 2018-02-02T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Richard Deem

With the advent of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, there are notable practice changes for clinicians. What do these change...

Are We Prepared for MACRA and the Quality Payment Program? The Survey Says . . . from 2017-08-04T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

A recent survey of one thousand practicing physicians in the US, conducted by KPMG and the American Medical Association, is shedding new light on knowledge ...

“Pick Your Pace” Options Under the CMS Quality Payment Program from 2017-06-23T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

This discussion is dedicated to helping clinicians understand the “Pick Your Pace” option for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) p...

Questions on MACRA Everyone Wants to Know from 2017-05-26T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

MACRA’ is one of the hottest buzzwords in clinical medicine and health policy today. But in a fast-changing legislative landscape, questions arise on the cu...

What Are Physician-Focused Payment Models? from 2017-03-16T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

The new Quality Payment Program, QPP, created by Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA, has generated questions from the physician communit...

What We Need to Know about Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) from 2017-02-06T00:00

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Qualified Clinical Data Registries, or QCDRs, are keys to Medicare’s new payment system in that they collect clinical data for the purpose of patient and di...

Why Participating in Improvement Activities Matters from 2016-10-10T00:00