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MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Do you know how to predict your quality score in MIPS? Starting next  year, our current pay-for-reporting program (PQRS) turns into a pay-for-performance program (quality in MIPS). That means what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, PQRS, QCDR, Quality, Terry Ketchersid

Quality: The Monster of MIPS

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 5, 2016 3 Comments

I think it’s time to finally tackle the part of MIPS that I’ve been avoiding. It’s the category that Dr. Ketchersid deemed the overnight MACRA sensation due to its large impact on your MIPS score. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA)

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 1, 2016 1 Comment

In this week's video, Diana expands on Dr. Ketchersid's explanation of Clinical Practice Improvement Activities, a new element of the MIPS score. Check out the blog post for more information, and feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, HPSA, Improvement Activities, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Terry Ketchersid

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 29, 2016 1 Comment

Did you know that not all clinical practice improvement activities (CPIAs) are treated equally? If you read Dr. Ketchersid’s blog post this Monday, you probably already know that each improvement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, Acumen EHR, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, Certified EHRs, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, high speed packet access (HSPA), HPSA, hspa, Improvement Activities, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Terry Ketchersid

Advancing Care Information: ONC 2014 vs 2015 Edition EHRs

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

Diana Strubler takes a break from the weekly blog recap to talk about reporting on the ACI portion of MIPS in 2017 versus 2018.  Watch her video below. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, APM, CEHRT, CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR, electronic health record, FLA, Health Information Exchange (HIE), MACRA, MACRA Final Rule, MACRA summary, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MU, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT), ONC, Physician Quality Reporting System, Terry Ketchersid

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 22, 2016 4 Comments

MIPS Tip Tuesday: Did you know that certain mid-level providers will be subject to MIPS as well? Starting next year, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, advancing care information, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, Diana Strubler, MACRA, MACRA Final Rule, Medicare Part B, mid-level provider, MIPS, ONC, Terry Ketchersid

Advancing Care Information (ACI): Video Recap

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

In the second Acumen MACRA video, Diana Strubler walks us through Advancing Care Information, based on November 14's blog post Advancing Care Information: A Guide Through the New MU. Be sure to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, APM, CEHRT, CMS, Diana Strubler, FLA, Health Information Exchange (HIE), MACRA, MACRA Final Rule, MACRA summary, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MU, Physician Quality Reporting System, Terry Ketchersid

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

MIPS Tip Tuesday: Did you know that clinicians can choose a 90-day reporting period in 2016, 2017 AND 2018? As you may have heard, the Hospital OPPS final rule announced that all providers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series, MIPS Tagged With: ACI, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, Diana Strubler, MACRA, MACRA Final Rule, MIPS, ONC, Terry Ketchersid

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