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MACRA: A Summary of the Final Rule

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
October 17, 2016 6 Comments

elephant

Just when I thought it was going to be a quiet weekend—BOOM!—the 2,204-page Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule hit my inbox on Friday morning. I was surprised to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: ACI, Advanced APM, advancing care information, APM, CEHRT, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Final Rule, Hardship Exemption, MACRA, MACRA Final Rule, MACRA summary, MACRA: A Summary of the Final Rule, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MIPS Composite Performance Score, QPP, QPs, resource use

MIPS Relief? Mr. Slavitt Offers a Sneak Peek

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

Relief ahead sign

September is almost behind us, and with its passage most of us will enjoy relief from the sometimes-oppressive summer heat. Recently, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt served up a bit of relief of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MIPS Tagged With: ACO, Advanced APM, alternative payment models, Andy Slavitt, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, EHR, ESCO, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MSSP, Physician value-based payment modifier, Terry Ketchersid, VPM

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

Potential MACRA Delay Ahead?: Preparing for a Time of Uncertainty

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
July 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Uncertainty Just Ahead sign

If trying to follow regulatory programs has you feeling like a 20-year-old trying to catch Pokémon, join the club! However, for those just trying to see patients and run a practice, it is extremely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, ACO, Acumen PQRS Registry, advancing care information, Andy Slavitt, CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR Regulatory Relief Act, ESCO, MACRA, Meaningful Use, medicare access and CHIP reauthorization act, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MU, PQRS, QRUR, Senator John Thune, Stage 2, value-based payment modifier, VM

MU, ACI and Hardship Exceptions: What’s a Nephrologist To Do?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
July 11, 2016 Leave a Comment

2 paths diverge in the woods

Sometimes the heat and humidity encountered during the sultry summer months can smother you like a warm, wet blanket. You know the days I am talking about, right? If you wear glasses, when you step … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: advancing care information, alternative payment models, APMs, APs, Diana Strubler, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MU, Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONCHIT), Stage 2, Terry Ketchersid

Quality: The Overnight MACRA Sensation

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
May 30, 2016 1 Comment

Another trip around the sun

As I get older, I find the days on the calendar move by faster, even though I am certain the earth still spins at the same speed it did last year. Reminds me of the lyrics from that classic Pink Floyd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, APM, clinical practice improvement activities, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, NPRM, P4P, P4R, physician value-based payment modifier (VM), Pink Floyd, PQRS, PQRS measures group, QCDR, resource use, RPA, Terry Ketchersid, VM

MACRA in Images

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
May 16, 2016 Leave a Comment

MIPS eligible clinicians

A lot has been published about MACRA in the past weeks. The Quality Payment Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published on April 27, 2016, and the Federal Register Proposed Rule … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA Tagged With: ACI, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, APM participant, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, eligible clinicians, Federal Register Proposed Rule, MACRA, Medicare Part B, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, NPRM, QP, quality payment program, Quality Payment Program Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Quality Performance Category, Terry Ketchersid

How the MACRA Proposed Rule “Replaced” Meaningful Use

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
May 2, 2016 1 Comment

I’m not sure what’s worse, reading the 962-page MACRA proposed ruling while in Hawaii or realizing CMS released a gigantic document that still needs to be finalized before the first surveillance year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: ACI, advancing care information, alternative payment models, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, composite performance score, CPIA, CPS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, MACRA, Meaningful Use, medicare access and CHIP reauthorization act, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, MU, performance score, PQRS, quality payment program, Stage 3, VM

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