Important CMS Deadline Reminders

September 19, 2019
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners

September 30—Quality Payment Program: MIPS Targeted Review Request

If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2018, your performance feedback, which includes your MIPS final score and payment adjustment factor(s), is available for review on the Quality Payment Program website. If you believe an error has been made, you can request a targeted review until September 30 at 8 PM ET. The MIPS payment adjustment you will receive in 2020 is based on your final score.

For more information:

October 1—SNF PPS Patient Driven Payment Model Resources: Get Ready

On October 1, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is replacing the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). Visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) PDPM webpage for updated resources to help you prepare, including:

The Society’s PDPM webpage also has lots of useful resources. And it’s not too late to register for Tuesday’s Society webinar, PDPM Question and Answer Forum. It’s being held from 7 to 8:30 PM ET.