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2016 PQRS and 2018 Value Modifier Experience Reports

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Practitioners
August 23, 2018
Find data from the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Value-Based Payment Modifier Programs. Payment adjustments for 2018 are based on 2016 data. 2018 Value-Based Payment Modifier Program Experience Report (2015 – 2018) and 2018 Results...

2019 MIPS Performance Year Virtual Groups Toolkit and Webinar

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
August 23, 2018
To form a virtual group for the 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year, follow the election process and submit your election between October 1 and December 31, 2018. See the 2019 Virtual Groups Toolkit , which includes :...

LIVE WEBINAR:  MACRA MIPS and APMs: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
Live Webinar: MACRA MIPS and APMs: Current Requirements and Proposed Changes Date : Thursday, August 23, 2018 Time : 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern Speakers : Benjamin Chin; Brittany LaCouture; Molly MacHarris Description : Senior Centers for Medicare &...

CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Medicare Shared Savings Program

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
On August 9, CMS issued a proposed rule that would set a new direction for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Referred to as “Pathways to Success,” this proposed new direction for the program would redesign the participation options available to:...

Quality Payment Program: Participation Status Tool Includes 2018 Data Snapshot

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practice Management, Practitioners
August 16, 2018
CMS updated the Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to include 2018 Qualifying Alternative Payment Model (APM) Participant (QP) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) APM status. The tool is updated based on calculations from...

Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Applications Due by December 31

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners
August 9, 2018
The 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Exception Applications for the Merit-based Incentive System (MIPS) Promoting Interoperability performance category and for Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances are available. Submit a hardship exception...

Quality Payment Program: 2017 MIPS Performance Feedback and Payment Adjustment

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)
August 9, 2018
If you submitted 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data through the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website, go online to view your performance feedback and MIPS final score. Log in using your Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM)...

Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Understanding 3 Key Topics Listening Session from CMS — August 22

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Practitioners
August 9, 2018
Proposed changes to the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule would increase the amount of time doctors and other clinicians spend with their patients by reducing the burden of Medicare paperwork. During this listening session on Wednesday, August 22, from...

Application Period Begins for Participation in the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement Demonstration

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Practitioners
August 9, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications for participation in the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement (MAQI) Demonstration. The MAQI Demonstration is designed to test whether exempting...

CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing Major Changes to SNF PPS

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Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners
August 2, 2018
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule outlining fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment updates and quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and implementing sweeping payment...