August 26, 2026 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Speaker: Beverly Kirchner, RN, MSN
1 Hour CEU/AEU: Regulatory and Legal Issues
Board minutes are one of the most important — and most overlooked — tools in an ASC administrator's arsenal. Done well, they protect your facility, demonstrate strong governance, and keep you survey-ready all year long. Accreditation bodies and regulators expect your board minutes to tell a clear story of oversight and accountability - and there is a long list of required annual board approvals your ASC must document to stay compliant. This practical session gives administrators exactly what they need: a roadmap that equips administrators with the tools to document board meetings that demonstrate an informed, actively engaged board - one that takes its oversight role seriously and drives the compliance and quality your ASC depends on.
September 30, 2026 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Speaker: Rita Reyes-Williamson, VP of Contracting (West), AMSURG
1 Hour CEU/AEU: Financial
Payer contracts are one of the most powerful levers an ASC administrator has to protect and grow the financial health of their facility — yet most ASCs leave money on the table simply by not knowing what is negotiable, when to push, and how to build a strategy that works in their market. This practical session walks you through the fundamentals of managed care contracting, how to model and rank your contracts, what to watch for in the fine print, and how the major health plans structure their agreements and where the real opportunities lie.
Sessions will be held on the last Wednesday of the month, from 3 - 4 pm. We will offer CEUs / AEUs and occasionally IPCHs if they are in scope. Bought to you at the almost underground price of $45.00 per session, you can pick and choose what you'd like to attend; however, they will all be great! Sessions will be recorded and available ON-Demand for those who attended and would like to re-listen. They can also be purchased on demand afterward for $55.00.
Release 7.58.0.3 of the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) is now Live.
The following PI enhancements are included in this release:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a virtual question and answer (Q&A) session on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from 1 – 2 p.m. ET. Participants can ask questions during this Q&A session about the Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination and QCDR Measure Submission processes for the 2027 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance period.
Participants are encouraged to ask questions regarding the QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination forms available on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website as well as the QCDR Measure Submission process for those submitting QCDR measures.
QCDRs and Qualified Registries are CMS-approved third-party intermediaries that collect clinical data on behalf of clinicians for data submission. Only intermediaries that want to become (and that meet the requirements of) a QCDR and/or Qualified Registry need to complete the Self-Nomination form.
You should attend the session if your organization plans to self-nominate as a 2027 QCDR or Qualified Registry. Participation in this session is optional. MIPS-eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, subgroups, and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities, including Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), that want to report for the 2027 MIPS performance year via a QCDR or Qualified Registry reporting mechanism don’t need to self-nominate.
Session Details
Title: 2027 Self-Nomination and QCDR Measure Submission Question and Answer Session
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 1 – 2 p.m. ET
Event Registration
To register for the 2027 Self-Nomination and QCDR Measure Submission Q&A Session, please email the QCDR Vendor Support Inbox at QCDRVendorSupport@gdit.com, and the PIQMMS team will provide the webinar information to participate.
The slide deck, recording, and transcript from this webinar will be posted to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Webinar Library in the weeks following the webinar. If you have any questions prior to the event, please contact QPP@cms.hhs.gov.
The 2026 Qualified Registry Qualified Posting is updated to reflect new or resolved remedial actions and/or terminations applied to the third-party intermediaries. For more information, visit the QPP Resource Library to access the updated qualified posting and review the version history tab within the qualified posting.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule, which includes proposed policies for the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
The CY 2027 PFS Proposed Rule includes proposals for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs), as well as several Requests for Information (RFIs).
Specifically, we’re proposing policies that:
Key QPP policies that we are proposing in the CY 2027 Medicare PFS Proposed Rule include:
The proposed rule includes directions for submitting comments within the 60-day comment period. Comments must be submitted by Monday, September 14, 2026.
When commenting, refer to file code: CMS-1848-P
We don’t accept FAX transmissions.
Use 1 of the 3 following ways to officially submit your comments:
Learn more about QPP proposals in the following resources: