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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

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, benchmark, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, individual quality measures, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

“Macramatics”: How to Calculate Your MIPS Composite Performance Score

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, benchmark, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, individual quality measures, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 13, 2016 Leave a Comment

Did you know that getting a MIPS score of 3 is enough to avoid a penalty in 2019? For the 2017 performance year, a clinician under the MIPS path can earn up to 100 MIPS composite score points. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, benchmark, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, individual quality measures, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

Quality in MIPS – Video Recap

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

In this weeks video, Diana Strubler expands on her Quality in MIPS blog post from Monday, Quality: The Monster of MIPS. Don't miss out, follow Acumen's MACRA series: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, benchmark, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, individual quality measures, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, Physician Quality Reporting System, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Do you know how to predict your quality score in MIPS? Starting next  year, our current pay-for-reporting program (PQRS) turns into a pay-for-performance program (quality in MIPS). That means what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, PQRS, QCDR, Quality, Terry Ketchersid

Quality: The Monster of MIPS

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 5, 2016 3 Comments

I think it’s time to finally tackle the part of MIPS that I’ve been avoiding. It’s the category that Dr. Ketchersid deemed the overnight MACRA sensation due to its large impact on your MIPS score. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, alternative payment model, APM, CAHPS, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, EHR, MACRA, Medicare Part B, MIPS, MIPS composite score, PQRS, QCDR, Quality

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