{"id":1642,"date":"2017-01-27T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2017-04-03T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T17:58:29","slug":"mips-performance-scored-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/mips-performance-scored-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MIPS: 2017 Performance Scoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MIPS: 2017 Performance Scoring<\/h1>\n

January 27, 2017<\/h5>\n
Written by Sarah Leake<\/h6>\n

MACRA\/MIPs will be scored based on four domains: Quality, Advancing Care Information, Improvement Activities, and Cost. Final scores are calculated on a 100 point scale. The table below from CMS provides a breakdown of the score to payment adjustment relationship. Eligible clinicians only need to have 3 points to avoid the payment adjustment. <\/p>\n

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Each domain carries a different weight, which can vary based on unique circumstances, but for most, scoring will apply as noted for the category.<\/p>\n

Quality<\/strong> – the quality domain accounts for 60% of your overall MIPs score. It will also replace PQRS and transition Eligible Clinicians from Pay-for-Reporting to Clinician Performance in relation to benchmarks. In the transition to Clinician Performance, it has become easier to participate; only requiring Eligible Clinicians to select and report on 6 of over 300 available measures. Please note that one of the measures you select must be either a \u201cHigh Priority\u201d or \u201cOutcome\u201d based measure.<\/p>\n

Advancing Care Information (ACI)<\/strong> – the ACI domain accounts for 25% of your overall MIPs score. ACI is similar to the previous EHR incentive program, Meaningful Use. CMS has base the new ACI measures on those found in Meaningful Use. One of the major requirements is that you utilize a CMS Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT). Though ACI accounts for 25% of the total score, there are some complexities in how this portion is calculated. You may earn up to 155% of your ACI score (which accounts for 25% of your MIPs score), but even if you earn above 100% of the points you may only receive a total of 25% toward your total score. The score breaks down as follows:<\/p>\n