Tag: MIPS
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Physicians Can Now Apply for Hardship Exception for QPP
Physicians who have insufficient internet connectivity, “extreme and uncontrollable” circumstances or lack of control over the availability of certified electronic health record technology can begin applying for a hardship exception from the Quality Payment Program (QPP) requirement. The exception is for physicians eligible to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Hospital-based physicians are…
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Free AQAF Assistance: Transition to MACRA’s Quality Payment Program
The Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation (AQAF), located in Birmingham, is a nonprofit consulting firm providing quality improvement assistance to the health care provider market through contract arrangements. Part of AQAF’s contract with CMS is to provide training to clinicians on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or an…
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Are You a Medicare Provider Without an EHR?
You can still avoid the MIPS 4 percent penalty by participating this year! In 2017 the TEST portion of MIPS allows a provider to submit one Quality measure (previously known as PQRS) for less than a 90 day period to potentially avoid a 4 percent MIPS penalty (to be incurred in 2019) on Medicare Part…
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Taking CDI Into the Physician Office Setting
CDI, or Clinical Documentation Improvement, is as familiar to physicians who practice in the hospital as other acronyms such as ICU, OR, ED – but in the physician office, CDI is relatively unknown. However, with the implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS, CDI in the physician office will become imperative. Most…
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Meaningful Use and the Costs of Noncompliance
It is something of an understatement to note that the U.S. health care legal landscape is currently experiencing a degree of transition and uncertainty. There is no shortage of changes to discuss, debate, and, perhaps, grow apprehensive about. One development that has been the radar of many physicians for several years now – and brought…
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CMS Updates Proposed Rule for MACRA; Eases Burden for Some Physicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a 1,058-page proposed rule updating the Medicare physician payment system implemented under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 with changes to make it easier for small independent and rural practices to participate. The proposed rule would make changes in the second year of…
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New Quality Payment Program Resources Available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revamped the look of the Quality Payment Program website and posted new resources to help you successfully participate in your first year of the Quality Payment Program. CMS encourages you to visit the website to review the following new resources: MIPS Quick Start Guide Outlines the steps…
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Questions about Your MIPS Participation Status?
UPDATED MAY 18, 2017 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced all physicians required to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System will receive notification of their participation status by the end of May. With the program already underway, status letters are considered by many to be long overdue. CMS recently sent letters to…
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ABCs of MACRA
MACRA may sound like a word jumble with terms like MIPS, APM, QPP, ACI, CPS, VBP, and so on. Unfortunately, a majority of physicians are unaware of how this new payment system will affect their practices, so making sense of these acronyms is just the beginning. MACRA did more than replace the Sustainable Growth Rate…
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