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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

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

APM Redux

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
August 22, 2016 2 Comments

Most clinicians will be subject to MIPS

Last weekend I spent some time with family in the cool weather of the Appalachian Mountains. While there I had the opportunity to go fly fishing. It’s important to understand that yours truly is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative Payment Model (APM), Blog Tagged With: AAPM, ACI, ACO, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, ESCO, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MSSP, Partial QP, resource use, Terry Ketchersid

Good News: The 2015 Hardship Exception Arrives!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
January 25, 2016 3 Comments

Good News!

Last week, the moment we’ve all been waiting for arrived. Not the first snowfall of the year many of us experienced thanks to a winter storm named Jonas. No, I am talking about the latest rendition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meaningful Use Tagged With: 50% Rule, 90-day reporting period, CEHRT, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR, EHR vendors, Hardship Exception Application, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, MU, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, Terry Ketchersid

QRUR & the VM: It’s Worth a Look

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 23, 2015 2 Comments

As November comes to a close, there’s no better time to begin thinking about all of those year-end administrative tasks. Diana got us off to a great start last week with a very handy meaningful use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, QRUR, VM Tagged With: alternative payment models, APMs, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, cost composite score, EDIM, enterprise identity data management (EIDM) account, IACS, medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), MSPB, NPI, physician value-based payment modifier (VM), PQRS, QRUR, Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR), Terry Ketchersid, VM

ICD-10: CMS and AMA Announce a One-Year Grace Period

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
July 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

Life preserver in the sea

No, the title doesn’t mean ICD-10 is going to be delayed yet another year, although that would be believable considering the many delays and opponents of the changeover. Last week, however, CMS and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, ICD-10 Tagged With: AMA, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, Code-FLEX, Diana Strubler, ICD-10, ICD-9, MGMA, PQRS, Robert Tennant, Steven J. Stack

Summer Proposals: A Look at Proposed Changes to QIP

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
July 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

American flag flying over Capitol

This July 4th weekend has been all flags and fireworks in red, white, and blue. What better time to think about our Federal Government and the laws of the land? Jiggery-pokery and applesauce aside, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, ESRD QIP Tagged With: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), clinical measures, CMS, dialysis, Dugan Maddux, HHS, MIPPA, MLN, NHSN HCP, Quality Incentive Program, Standardized Transfusion Ration, the ESRD QIP

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