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Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA)

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

In this week's video, Diana expands on Dr. Ketchersid's explanation of Clinical Practice Improvement Activities, a new element of the MIPS score. Check out the blog post for more information, and feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, HPSA, Improvement Activities, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Terry Ketchersid

MIPS Tip Tuesday

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 29, 2016 1 Comment

Did you know that not all clinical practice improvement activities (CPIAs) are treated equally? If you read Dr. Ketchersid’s blog post this Monday, you probably already know that each improvement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, Acumen EHR, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, Certified EHRs, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, high speed packet access (HSPA), HPSA, hspa, Improvement Activities, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Terry Ketchersid

CPIA: More Than MACRA Leftovers!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 28, 2016 10 Comments

Half-eaten Thanksgiving turkey

The Monday after Thanksgiving. Festive celebrations with family, large meals, a bit of football, and perhaps some shopping on Black Friday are all now in the rearview mirror. It’s Monday and we are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACI, ACO, advancing care information, alternative payment models, APM, clinical practice improvement activities, CMS, CPIA, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, HPSA, Improvement Activities, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Terry Ketchersid

Advanced APM’s: Video Recap

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
November 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Join us every Thursday, for the remainder of the year, as we present the third segment of our weekly Acumen MACRA series with a video recap of Monday's post. Today, Diana Strubler, Policy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACO, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, Advanced APM, APM, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR, electronic health record, EMR, ESCO, FLA, Health IT, MACRA, Meaningful Use, MIPS, MSSP, MU, nephrology, Physician value-based payment modifier, PQRS, QPP, quality payment program, regulatory, Terry Ketchersid, TLA, VPM

Advanced APMs: Return of the FLA

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 7, 2016 2 Comments

Participant

Ah, the day before the election. Hard to believe that sideshow known as the Presidential race is coming to a close. As I’ve mentioned before, we tend to steer clear of religion and politics in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, MACRA Series Tagged With: ACO, Advanced Alternative Payment Model, Advanced APM, APM, CMS, ESCO, FLA, MACRA, Meaningful Use, MIPS, MSSP, MU, Physician value-based payment modifier, PQRS, QPP, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid, TLA, VPM

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

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