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What is the reporting period for MIPS in 2017? A full year? 90-days? There is a lot of confusion. A common misconception is that practices have to report data that covers a full year in order to avoid…
***Updated as of February 23, 2017 to reflect CMS Extensions*** Too many quality reporting deadlines to keep track of? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Navigating the world of quality reporting…
We’ve seen a steady stream of questions coming in after our recent 2017 Final Rule MIPS webinars that I’d like to share with all of you. Missed the webinars? We’ve posted the recordings and slid…
The final rule is here, and with it comes great news for providers in 2017. CMS heard your concerns, and has made changes to make it easier for providers to get started in the transition year of 2017.…
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the 2017 Final Rule released by CMS. ***IMPORTANT: CMS has renamed the ACI performance category of MIPS to Promoting Interoperability (PI) beginning with…
Medicare’s Physician Feedback Program gives providers comparative performance information that they can use to improve the care you deliver. Your Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) are a vital…
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the new Quality Payment Program (QPP). The QPP recognizes the role of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in furthering CMS’ go…
Medicare made the full text of the Final Rule available on Friday, October 14th for the Quality Payment Program, providing operational details for MIPS and Advanced Alternative Payment Models. This pr…
It seems like the end of the 2015 PQRS reporting period wasn’t that long ago, with registries concluding their submission process on March 31st. But we are now more than halfway through 2016 with th…
The 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) and PQRS Feedback Reports are available now from Medicare. They were released on September 26, 2016. The PQRS Payment Adjustment “pena…
