2017: AUA Advocacy At A Glance Government Relations 511 Grassroots - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2017: AUA Advocacy At A Glance

Government Relations 511 Grassroots advocacy AUA messages sent to >150 Congress by AUA Physician members and Volunteers affiliates 44 Legislative sign ‐ on letters 15 Coalitions 420 44 Coalition Hill meetings between AUA meetings members, AUA staff and Congressional offices

8 60 AUA Sections Content Submissions 15 Subspecialties 10 Patient Groups 37 Registrants to Date Learn more at www.AUASummit.org

Practice Management 650 PMN Coding Subscribers Hotline 1,500+ Inquiries 1800+ 118 Practice Management Posts to the PMN Conference attendees Online Community Trained individuals from 255+ Regional and Customized Coding Seminars

Patient and Research Advocacy 19 34 Patient advocacy Bladder Health Alliance organizations participating partner organizations in the AUA2017 Patient Advocacy Hub Social Reach for 135K+ AUA Bladder Health Month Thunderclap Individual meetings 26 Patient advocacy organizations with patient 7 participated in a joint sign on advocacy letter promoting USPSTF’s organizations decision to include a urologist on their review panel

Reimbursement 2 Action plans presented to RUC Relativity Assessment Workgroup 2017 6 Urology CPT code RUC Surveys American Medical 4 Presentations to CPT Editorial Panel Association Activity 9 AMA Federation Calls

Reimbursement 5,923 Coverage policies Requests for coverage 35 reviewed by staff review by insurers Formal letters to 10 insurers on key 4 Meetings with industry representatives urologic issues to discuss coverage issues

Regulation 20 Regulatory relief • MIPS meetings with • APMs federal agencies, 12 • EHRs including HHS, • prior CMS, MedPAC authorization Individual and FDA • global codes and • Rx compounding joint sign ‐ on 400 • Part B Rx letters • episode groups • appropriate use State regulations criteria reviewed by AUA staff

Regulation Quality Payment Program: Advocacy stakeholder meetings including 15 MIPS & APM tools and 46 AMA, ACS, Alliance webinars for members and Regulatory Relief Coalition Participated in QPP 12 webinars and listening sessions with CMS, AMA Medicare Red Tape 13 Individual and joint Relief Project 6 comment letters on Submissions MACRA, QPP and CMMI

Partners and Coalitions Coalition of Patient ‐ Centered Imaging

Partners and Coalitions ASP+6 Coalition Physicians' EHR Coalition Regulatory Relief Coalition P•C•R•C Physician Clinical Registry Coalition