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MIPS – Important Items to Do in October

October 12, 2018 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

October To-Do List

MIPS: Important Items to Do in October

October 12, 2018
written by Sharon Phelps

Wow, time flies. We’ve reached the last quarter of 2018, and there are some important things to do in the last few months of this year to finish up 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and prepare to report your 2018 performance results.

The MOST IMPORTANT item to do:

Review your 2017 MIPS Performance Report. Sign into the Quality Payment Program … Read the rest

Filed Under: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Tagged With: CMS, Macra, MACRA-QPP, MIPS, QPP, quality reporting, Security Risk Assessment

MIPS: Quality Category – Let’s Take a Look

December 12, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

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MIPS: Quality Category – Let’s Take a Look

December 12, 2016
Written by Sarah Leake

For the 2017 reporting year, the MIPS Quality Category will account for 60% of the overall MIPS performance score. The Quality category replaces PQRS that eligible clinicians may already be familiar with.

Most participants will report 6 quality measures, including one outcome measure, for at least 90 days in order be eligible for a possible positive adjustment. For groups reporting … Read the rest

Filed Under: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Tagged With: MIPS, PQRS, QPP

MIPS: Dates to Know for 2017

November 23, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

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MIPS: Dates to Know for 2017

November 23, 2016
Written by Sarah Leake

January 1, 2017 – This is the starting date of the Quality Payment program (QPP).  If you are ready to participate for a full year of reporting, you can begin collecting your performance data starting on January 1.

June 30, 2017 – Clinician groups, who will use the CMS Web Interface as a reporting method, must register by June 30, 2017.  Groups … Read the rest

Filed Under: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Tagged With: MACRA-QPP, QPP, Quality Payment Program

HTS – MU: How Meaningful Use will change under MACRA-Quality Payment Program

November 16, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

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How Meaningful Use will change under MACRA-Quality Payment program

November 16, 2016
Written by Patty Kosednar

As you have probably heard, starting in 2017 the Medicare EHR Incentive Program (Meaningful Use) will become part of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under the MACRA law.  The Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will remain as is, and will be a separate program.

There are a lot of questions out there about the Quality Payment Program.  HTS will be … Read the rest

Filed Under: Meaningful Use 2016 Tagged With: ACI, APM, MACRA-QPP, Meaningful Use, MIPS, MU, QPP, Quality Payment Program

Quality Payment Program Final Rule Released on 10/14

October 25, 2016 by Dale Applegate Leave a Comment

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Quality Payment Program Final Rule Released on 10/14

October 25, 2016
Written by Sarah Leake

The long awaited Final Rule for the MACRA – Quality Payment Program is now available for your evening reading.  Several webinars have already been hosted to begin absorbing information on this new program.

We have started this blog as a way to provide timely information and ideas and tools to help you through the decisions and the tasks in order … Read the rest

Filed Under: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Tagged With: CMS, MACRA-QPP, QPP

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