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MIPS 2018 Bonus Points

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
March 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Tally up those 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...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MIPS Tagged With: ACI, advancing care information, category-level performance score, CEHRT, cost, Diana Strubler, Improvement Activities, MIPS, MIPS composite performance scores, QRDA, QRUR reports, Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR), Quality

MIPS Virtual Groups: A Virtual Pipe Dream?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
February 5, 2018 Leave a Comment

The juice may not be worth the squeeze

Well, it’s over. Super Bowl LII is now part of history. Did your team win last night? Do you have a new favorite commercial? Or perhaps you simply don’t care about the Super Bowl? For those of you in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MIPS Tagged With: ACI, advancing care information, CMS, low-volume threshold, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MIPS virtual groups, Terry Ketchersid

A Summary of the 2018 MACRA Proposed Rule

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
July 3, 2017 1 Comment

MIPS final rule like early fireworks

Fireworks started early this year in Washington. Not only did the Senate reveal a draft of the healthcare reform plan, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also unveiled another … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series, MIPS Tagged With: 21st Century Cures Act, ACI, Advanced APM, advancing care information, CMS, CMS MACRA, Diana Strubler, HCC, Hierarchical Condition Category, MIPS, MIPS composite score, QPP, quality category, quality payment program, Seema Verma, Terry Ketchersid, Tom Price

MACRA Madness: Avoiding a Bad Outcome

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
April 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

3-point shot

The annual two-week slump in office productivity comes to a close tonight as the Madness known as the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament crowns its champion. Over the last 19 days we’ve seen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: ACI, Advanced APM, alternative payment model, APM, CMS, ESCO, MACRA, MIPS, QPP, Qualifying Participant, quality payment program

ACI Hardships: Old Dog, New Trick

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
January 9, 2017 4 Comments

Dog jumping through hoops

Happy New Year—2017 is here! College football will have a new champion tonight, college hoops is in full swing, and we are now 9 days into the new Quality Payment Program. Time flies when you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MU hardship exemption Tagged With: 50% Rule, ACI, ACI hardships, advancing care information, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, APMs, ARRA, CEHRT, CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR, MACRA, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, MIPS, PQRS, QPP, quality payment program, Stage 1 MU, Terry Ketchersid, value-based payment modifier

MACRA Montage – A video summary of MACRA blog posts in 2016

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

On Monday, Diana gave us A MACRA Mashup and a late Christmas Gift, which contained links to all the blogs, videos, and MIPS tips we’ve published during our MACRA series. Today, we are giving you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, Acumen, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, Advanced APMs, advancing care information, APM, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, ECs, EHRs, eligible clinicians, FLA, health and human services, HHS, MACRA, Medicare, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare Shared Savings Program, MIPS, MUAAPM, PFS, quality payment program, Terry KetchersidAAPM

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

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