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The beginning of a new academic year marks an important milestone for Graduate Medical Education programs. While much of the focus is on welcoming new residents and fellows, supporting faculty, and ensuring a smooth start to training, it is also an ideal time for hospitals and health systems to begin planning for the year ahead. One area that deserves early attention is Medicare GME Affiliation Agreements. For organizations that train residents across multiple affiliated ho

The start of a new academic year brings significant change across Graduate Medical Education programs. Incoming residents and fellows begin training, graduating trainees transition out, block schedules are updated, and participating sites and rotations are finalized. While these activities are essential to supporting resident education, they also have an important impact on Medicare GME reimbursement. Because resident data serves as the foundation for reimbursement calculat

Resident scheduling is often considered a day-to-day operational task, but in Graduate Medical Education (GME), it plays a critical financial role. Beyond its importance for accreditation and program management, scheduling directly impacts CMS reimbursement through Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. At Germane Solutions, our Finance and Operations teams regularly support institutions in aligning scheduling practices with

Medicare GME affiliation agreements (MGMEAA) are agreements that are leveraged between two or more teaching hospitals to optimize...