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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…
Are you attending the MGMA 2016 Annual Conference in San Francisco, October 30 – November 2, 2016? Don’t miss your opportunity to say hello! Please drop by our booth and pick up tips and c…
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…
Mingle Health was recently featured on Mainebiz in an article titled, “Navigating Medicare billing – and creating rural Maine jobs.” With health care costs increasing and Medicare pu…
The Benefits of Changing from Claims-based to Registry Reporting Mechanisms Success varies widely by mechanism for Medicare Part B eligible professionals making quality reporting submissions to satis…