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A MACRA Mashup and a Late Christmas Gift!

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

Christmas gift

We made it to the end—not just the end of the year, but the end of our MACRA series here on the blog! Now don’t get too bummed. This isn’t the end of the road for Acumen and MACRA, but with MACRA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, Acumen, Advanced APMs, advancing care information, CPIA, Diana Strubler, EHRs, FLA, MACRA, MIPS, MU

MIPs, MIPS APMs, Partial QPs, and Full QPs

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

Clinicians that are subject to the quality payment program next year will be designated as one of the following four options: • A full participant in MIPS • A “MIPS APM” participant • A partial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: AAPM, ACO, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, APM, CMS, ECs, eligible clinicians, health and human services, HHS, MACRA, Medicare, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare Shared Savings Program, MIPS, PFS, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

Did you know that you can participate in MIPS as an individual or as a group? One of the key decisions you will need to make next year (if you are in the MIPS track of MACRA) is whether you will … [Read more...]

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

MACRA: Fun with Numbers!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
December 19, 2016 Leave a Comment

Fun with numbers

Can you believe it? In less than 2 weeks, 2017 will be here, and with the New Year comes the biggest change to physician reimbursement our generation has seen. The newly minted Quality Payment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: AAPM, ACO, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, APM, CMS, ECs, eligible clinicians, health and human services, HHS, MACRA, Medicare, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare Shared Savings Program, MIPS, PFS, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

“Macramatics”: How to Calculate Your MIPS Composite Performance Score

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

Need to do some Macramatics for your MIPS score? Diana Strubler provides a step-by-step explanation on how to calculate your MIPS composite performance score.   … [Read more...]

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

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 13, 2016 Leave a Comment

Did you know that getting a MIPS score of 3 is enough to avoid a penalty in 2019? For the 2017 performance year, a clinician under the MIPS path can earn up to 100 MIPS composite score points. … [Read more...]

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

Quality in MIPS – Video Recap

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

In this weeks video, Diana Strubler expands on her Quality in MIPS blog post from Monday, Quality: The Monster of MIPS. Don't miss out, follow Acumen's MACRA series: … [Read more...]

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

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

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