{"id":2181,"date":"2017-09-13T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2017-09-12T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T20:34:14","slug":"get-cmes-learning-qpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/get-cmes-learning-qpp\/","title":{"rendered":"Get CMEs While Learning QPP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Get CMEs While Learning QPP<\/h1>\n

September 13, 2017<\/h5>\n
Written by Beth Brown<\/h6>\n

We know eligible clinicians are eager to get a handle on the Medicare Quality Payment Program<\/a>, how to participate and how to be successful in it. Well, now you can learn more about it\u2014while earning continuing education credits!<\/em><\/p>\n

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants you to be successful with the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the Merit-based Incentive Payments System (MIPS). That\u2019s why\u2014in addition to mobilizing quality improvement organizations to offer free support and technical assistance\u2014CMS has also launched a series of online QPP courses.<\/p>\n

These self-paced courses about the QPP are available through the Medicare Learning Network\u00ae (MLN) Learning Management System (LMS). So far, CMS has released four QPP-related courses.<\/p>\n

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  1. Quality Payment Program in 2017: Pick Your Pace<\/strong> (25 mins; posted March 2017)
    \nLearn whether your medical practice needs to participate in the QPP in 2017 and identify the basic steps for participating in the program. This course also covers the factors to consider when deciding how to pick a pace in the program.
    \nCredits available: Maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Quality Payment Program Overview<\/strong> (37 mins; posted May 2017)
    \nLearn about the origin and goals of Medicare\u2019s QPP, recognize the four performance categories within MIPS, identify the three criteria to be considered for an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) and use resources available for QPP.
    \nCredits available: Maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Quality Payment Program 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Improvement Activities Performance Category <\/strong>(24 mins; posted July 2017)
    \nLearn about the Improvement Activities performance category requirements and how this category fits into the larger QPP, the steps you need to take to report Improvement Activities data to CMS and the basics about scoring.
    \nCredits available: Maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Quality Payment Program 2017: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MPS) Quality Performance Category<\/strong> (25 mins; posted August 2017)
    \nLearn about the Quality Performance category requirements and how this category fits into the larger QPP.
    \nCredits available: Maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    First-time participants will need to register for the MLN LMS before being able to access the online courses. Mountain-Pacific has developed a one-page handout<\/a> with information about how to create an account, log into your account and find the QPP courses.<\/p>\n

    Comment on this blog, ask a question or share information by using the \u201cLeave a Reply\u201d section below.<\/p>\n

    If you would like free, one-on-one assistance in participating in the QPP, complete our online readiness assessment<\/a>. It only takes a few minutes and will provide us with the information needed to create a customized action plan for you and your practice to be successful in MIPS in 2017 and beyond.<\/p>\n

    Have more questions? Need help? Email Mountain-Pacific\u2019s QPP helpdesk at QualityPaymentHelp@mpqhf.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n

    Other Resource Links<\/strong>
    \n    Medicare Learning Network\u00ae Learning Management System FAQs<\/a>
    \n    CMS QPP website<\/a>
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