{"id":1542,"date":"2016-12-12T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2017-04-03T11:58:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T17:58:54","slug":"hts-macra-qpp-quality-category-lets-take-a-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/hts-macra-qpp-quality-category-lets-take-a-look\/","title":{"rendered":"MIPS: Quality Category \u2013 Let\u2019s Take a Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category-Lets-take-a-look-12.12.2016.png\" alt=\"MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category---Let&#039;s-take-a-look--12.12.2016\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category-Lets-take-a-look-12.12.2016.png 1200w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category-Lets-take-a-look-12.12.2016-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category-Lets-take-a-look-12.12.2016-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MACRA-QPP-Quality-Category-Lets-take-a-look-12.12.2016-1024x256.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>MIPS: Quality Category \u2013 Let\u2019s Take a Look<\/h1>\n<h5>December 12, 2016<\/h5>\n<h6>Written by Sarah Leake<\/h6>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2017-MIPS-Performance-2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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 via the CMS web interface, you must report 15 quality measures for a full year.<br \/>\nThere are 271 total measures available to choose from in 2017, down from 283 in 2016. Seventy-one of those measures are outcome measures. A tool is available for searching and filtering the 271 measures to find what is best for you. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/qpp.cms.gov\/measures\/quality\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>to see this tool. There is an alternative to download the complete list of 271 measures in a CSV file for more robust analysis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Select-Measures-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A key change with the MIPS Quality Category is no longer the option of using measure groups for reporting individual clinicians. However, you can select measures based on your specialty, please see below for the list of specialty measure sets. If you find that your specialty measure set does not have an outcome measure listed, you are allowed to substitute the outcome measure for a high priority measure that fits your specialty better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Specialty-list-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resource Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qpp.cms.gov\/measures\/performance\" target=\"_blank\">QPP MIPS Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qpp.cms.gov\/measures\/quality\" target=\"_blank\">QPP Quality Measures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leave a reply, ask a question or share information using the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below, or email <a href=\"mailto:sleake@mpqhf.org?subject=MACRA%20Blog%20Website\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Leake<\/a> directly with your questions or comments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/macra\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read all previous posts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/pqrs\/\" target=\"_blank\">See PQRS Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/ckIdME\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#385173;border-color:#2d415c;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#74869d;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #f4f4f4\"> Subscribe<\/span><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"boxzero\">\n<section id=\"boxone\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See a list of upcoming webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/upcoming-webinars\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See a list of upcoming webinars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"boxtwo\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>Check out any webinars you missed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/webinar-materials\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">Check out any webinars you missed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside id=\"boxthree\">\n<p id=\"boxparagraph\"><strong>See our MIPS resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/health-and-technology-services\/macra-quality-payment-program\/\"><span class=\"link-spanner\">See our MIPS resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIPS: Quality Category \u2013 Let\u2019s 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. 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