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...]
Great Expectations: Health IT in 2017
Happy New Year! To get our Acumen blog off to a value-based start we asked health IT (HIT) experts to give us their perspective on HIT progress in 2016 and hopes for 2017. Please enjoy these 2016 … [Read more...]
MACRA Montage – A video summary of MACRA blog posts in 2016
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...]
A MACRA Mashup and a Late 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...]
MIPs, MIPS APMs, Partial QPs, and Full QPs
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...]
MIPS Tip Tuesday
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...]
MACRA: 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...]
“Macramatics”: How to Calculate Your MIPS Composite Performance Score
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...]
