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
Grassroots advocacy messages sent to Congress by AUA members and affiliates
Hill meetings between AUA members, AUA staff and Congressional offices
Coalitions
AUA Physician Volunteers
Coalition meetings
Legislative sign‐on letters
Registrants to Date
AUA Sections
Content Submissions
Subspecialties Patient Groups
Posts to the PMN Online Community
Coding Hotline Inquiries
PMN Subscribers
Practice Management Conference attendees Trained individuals from Regional and Customized Coding Seminars
Individual meetings with patient advocacy
Bladder Health Alliance partner organizations
Patient advocacy organizations participated in a joint sign on letter promoting USPSTF’s decision to include a urologist on their review panel
Patient advocacy
in the AUA2017 Patient Advocacy Hub
Social Reach for AUA Bladder Health Month Thunderclap
Presentations to CPT Editorial Panel
Action plans presented to RUC Relativity Assessment Workgroup Urology CPT code RUC Surveys
2017 American Medical Association Activity
AMA Federation Calls
Meetings with industry representatives to discuss coverage issues
Requests for coverage review by insurers
Coverage policies reviewed by staff
Formal letters to insurers on key urologic issues
State regulations reviewed by AUA staff
Regulatory relief meetings with federal agencies, including HHS, CMS, MedPAC and FDA
Individual and joint sign‐on letters
authorization
criteria
Participated in QPP webinars and listening sessions with CMS, AMA MIPS & APM tools and webinars for members Individual and joint comment letters on MACRA, QPP and CMMI
Advocacy stakeholder meetings including AMA, ACS, Alliance and Regulatory Relief Coalition
Medicare Red Tape Relief Project Submissions
Quality Payment Program:
Coalition of Patient‐ Centered Imaging
P•C•R•C
Physician Clinical Registry Coalition
Physicians' EHR Coalition Regulatory Relief Coalition
ASP+6 Coalition