Recently, the Society joined other post-acute and long-term care workforce groups in addressing a recent executive order entitled Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nation’s Seniors . The groups commended the efforts in section 5 of the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted new Quality Payment Program (QPP) FAQs and videos to help you submit your 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data. The submission period closes on March 31 at 8 PM ET. Data...
Each year the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) brings together over 3,000 leaders across the health care spectrum to explore how patients, advocates, providers, researchers, and champions in health care quality improvement can...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a new participation framework for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) starting with the 2021 performance period, MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs). The goal of this new...
Wednesday, January 22 from 2:30 to 4 pm ET The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a webinar on Wednesday, January 22, from 2:30 PM to 4 PM ET. The session will provide a basic overview of the Merit-based Incentive Payment...
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Brad Smith will serve as the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host several webinars and office hours for interested participants to ask questions and get additional information about the Direct Contracting Model Options: Direct Contracting Payment Part...
CMS Misses December 31, 2019, Deadline for APM Incentive Payments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advisory notice on December 26, 2019, indicating the agency would fail to meet the self-imposed deadline of December...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance results for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which impacts 2020 payments. The findings are summarized...
MIPS Eligible Clinicians Can Start Submitting Data for 2019 through March 31 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who...
