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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 Foolproof Way to Avoid a MIPS Penalty in 2017!

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
September 4, 2017 1 Comment

Take a shortcut to MIPS

Happy Labor Day! It’s a day where you can take things easy and try to let the worries of the world pass you by! On the flipside, it also marks the 28-day countdown to October 2nd. For most clinicians, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: AAPM, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, CMS, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, QPP

MIPS Group Reporting: Better Together or on Your Own?

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
June 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

Will your practice report as individuals or as a group?

As if the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) wasn’t complicated enough, here I am to further complicate things! (You’re welcome!) All kidding aside, I'm going to focus on the area in MIPS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: AAPM, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, Advanced APM, CMS, Diana Strubler, group reporting, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MIPS Composite Performance Score

MACRA: The Lesser of 2 Evils?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
May 29, 2017 1 Comment

Looking to the past and the future

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending our annual Fresenius Medical Care Medical Directors meeting. The meeting was well attended and the participants were actively engaged. The MACRA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series, MIPS Tagged With: Andy Howard, CKD Measures Group, CMS, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Michael McWilliams, MIPS, PQRS, QPP, quality payment program, SGR, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), Terry Ketchersid, VM

MIPS and the Golden Egg

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
April 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

The hunt for money

Last week I went to my daughter’s preschool to help hide Easter eggs. Other moms were there, each with their 10 eggs in tow. We were all chit-chatting about what we put inside our Easter eggs and one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: Advanced APM, APM, Diana Strubler, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MIPS Composite Performance Score, Qualifying Participant

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

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

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