The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a statement announcing that after conducting targeted reviews for the 2017 MIPS performance year, they identified a few errors in … [Read more...]
2019 QPP Proposed Rule: MIPS Wrap-Up
I can thank Dr. Ketchersid for introducing me to the works of Bob Dylan last week. I won’t say that the music is before my time, but I will say that his lyrics are definitely standing the test of … [Read more...]
QPP 2019 Proposed Rule: Promoting Interoperability
The plan for this blog post was going to be a continuation of what Dr. Ketchersid so effortlessly delivered last week—a peaceful stroll through the remaining highlights of the 2019 QPP Proposed … [Read more...]
The Money in MIPS
Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recently announced that 91% participated in the first year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), barely squeaking by … [Read more...]
MIPS: Are we really improving quality of care? Survey says…
I recently attended a seminar offered by a local functional medicine doctor. I was intrigued to learn about a practice that operates solely on private pay patients—or what I like to call “boutique … [Read more...]
New Advancing Care Information Measures in 2018
You’re probably thinking you know what’s going on in the MIPS game by now. The first year of merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) is over and you’ve successfully attested. (We hope!) I’m sure … [Read more...]
MIPS 2018 Bonus Points
We are only 12 days away from officially closing out the 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) submission period! Hopefully most of you have everything squared away and are now strategizing … [Read more...]
MIPS 2017 Data Submission
Happy President’s Day! What does one do on President’s Day anyway? If you aren’t lucky enough to have the day off, maybe you can spend President’s Day thinking about the Government – more … [Read more...]
