The AUGS Health Policy Quality and Coding Subcommittees would like to know how you, as a member of AUGS, would like to receive information and education regarding emerging health policy changes, including changes in reimbursement, quality reporting, alternative payment models, the future of Medicare reimbursements, ICD-10 coding, and requirements. Please take a few moments to complete the brief survey below so that we can customize content and the delivery method.

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* 1. The AUGS Health Care Policy committee works hard to advocate for appropriate coding and reimbursements that directly impact female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. How would you prefer to receive updates on change in coding policy, including CPT codes, payment amounts, coding edits, etc.? Rank the options below (1 being your first choice and 6 being your last choice).

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* 2. The AUGS Health Care Policy committee works hard to advocate for healthcare policy decisions that can directly impact reimbursement of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. How would you prefer to receive updates on quality reporting issues, such as the Physician Quality Reporting System and the Value-Based Modifier?

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* 3. ICD-10 is scheduled to go-live Oct 2014, replacing the current ICD-9 system. If AUGS were to offer a separate practice management and ICD-10 coding in-person course in late summer/early fall 2014, would you be interested in attending?

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* 4. ICD-10 is scheduled to go-live Oct 2014, replacing the current ICD-9 system. If AUGS were to offer a separate practice management and ICD-10 coding in-person course as a 1-day post-graduate course at the AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting in 2015, would you be interested in attending?

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* 5. More private insurance plans are moving toward alternative payment models for physicians. The Medicare program and Congress are also looking at ways to change physician reimbursement models away from fee for service and more towards ACOs, bundled payments, medical homes, capitated arrangements, etc. If AUGS were to offer a separate in-person meeting of 1-2 days in length on practice management and alternative payment models, would you be interested in attending?

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* 6. CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is in the process of implementing the Value-Based Modifier for all physicians practicing in groups of 10 or more. CMS has made the offer to AUGS and other medical societies to provide a webinar to the AUGS membership to explain this new policy and its requirements.

If a webinar was offered through AUGS allowing direct opportunities to ask questions to CMS about implementing and reporting PQRS measures and value modifiers for your practice, would you attend?

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* 7. What topics do you feel that you would read about, go to the AUGS website to learn about, attend webinars on, and/or go to meetings on? Rank the options below (1 being your first choice and 12 being your last choice).

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* 8. Professionally, which category best describes you? (Please select ONE answer)

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* 9. Which of the following BEST describes your practice? (Please select ONE answer)

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* 10. How many years have you been in practice beyond completion of your training? (Please select ONE answer)

Thank you for completing the Health Policy Information Sharing Survey.

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