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Primary Care First (PCF) is among several new primary care initiatives announced by CMS in April 2019 to accelerate innovations in the delivery of advanced primary care and increase the focus on impro…
You received your acceptance letter for CMS’s Innovation program, Primary Care First. How exciting! But wait, you now need to review 95+ pages of contracting and the other documents sent with your…
*Please note: CMS released the 2021 Final Rule on December 1, 2020. This post will be updated soon to reflect changes finalized in the rule. You’re invited to review Dr. Mingle’s final rul…
There are no major changes to MIPS eligibility for the 2020 performance year. As always, a key question clinicians and practices should be asking themselves when preparing to participate in MIPS is: …
Last updated December 11, 2020: This post will be updated throughout the year with any new or updated deadlines. Missing an important MIPS, Quality Payment Program (QPP), or value-based care (VBC) dea…
Updated March 25, 2020 During these unpredictable times, we want to give you a brief update on the MIPS program and how Mingle Health will continue to be a quality program partner with your organiza…
You don’t have much time left to consider Primary Care First. The application is due January 22, 2020 – we don’t want you to miss this opportunity to participate. Primary Care First rewa…
CMS has finalized what can only be described as an “overhaul” of the Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance category of MIPS for 2019. This category (previously known as Advancing Care Inform…
New KLAS report identifies MIPS Solutions® by Mingle Health as a top performer for ambulatory-focused quality management. Mingle Health, a well-respected quality reporting vendor with a suite of valu…
Who Are the Patients You Worry about Most? “Everyone should have an appointment,” a wise internal medicine physician told me once early in my career as a practice manager, “Either for …
