2021 Annual Meeting Startup & Practice Management Access Pass-AANA Advocacy

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In this video, the speaker discusses the concept of advocacy in the medical profession and the need for physicians to be trained as advocates. They explain that the Arthroscopy Association of North America (ANA) has a dedicated advocacy fellowship program and committee, which address state and national payment and policy issues. The top three issues currently being focused on are E&M changes, prior authorization reform, and commercial insurance development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). The speaker provides an overview of each issue and describes how ANA is taking action, including submitting code change requests, supporting legislative bills, and participating in collaborative efforts with insurance companies. No credits are mentioned in the transcript.

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Dr. Eric Stiefel

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advocacy

medical profession

physicians

Arthroscopy Association of North America

E&M changes

Physician Advocacy

Evaluation and Management Coding

Reimbursement

Prior Authorization

CMS Budget Neutrality