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The Most Important Skill in Thyroid Awareness Month Is to Know How to Prevent It!

A large gland in the back of the neck that secretes hormones for growth and development via the rate of metabolism refers to the thyroid. The secreted hormones T3 and T4 affect every cell. From keeping a check on protein production to maintaining body temperature to heart rate, this gland surely has some big things to do for an active body. The excess or insufficiency of the hormones can result in two medical conditions known as: Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism These conditions can disturb the hormonal balance and affect the overall wellbeing of the human body. Why We Celebrate “January as Thyroid Awareness Month”? Is it A Big Thing? Here are some facts to favor this initiative. You might be surprised to know, but around twenty million Americans suffer from thyroid disease of some sort. Generally, people don’t know about the symptoms or causes of thyroid disease. Surprisingly, up to sixty percent of the total thyroid carriers don’t even know about it. Women are about five to

Looking Back at MIPS 2019 from the Eyes of a Clinician

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) came up with the proposed modifications earlier this year in August. They affect the doctors or their practices in ways they are still trying to understand. However, P3 has gotten it all figured out on behalf of providers for an efficient MIPS 2019 reporting right away. MIPS &  MACRA  are two significant terms when we talk about quality care. They are the bedrock of the new system that we are trying to achieve. Moreover, the Quality Payment Program under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) produces patient outcomes based on quality rather than quantity. Now, that you have an idea, we want to dive into the changes to this program before 2020 begins.  MIPS Requirements in 2020 – Threshold-wise CMS has revised the minimum and additional performance thresholds of the program. The positive and negative payment adjustments have also been renewed. Since physicians and physician groups have done so grea