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The QPP in 2018: Fun with NPRM Numbers

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
July 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

Fun with NPRM numbers

It’s been just over a month since CMS released the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for the 2018 version of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Diana masterfully unpacked much of the meat in that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: Advanced APM, CMS, comprehensive primary care plus models, ESCO, MIPS, Next Gen ACO, NPRM, QP, QPP, Qualifying Participant, quality payment program, Terry Ketchersid

Solo and Small Practices Dancing with MACRA

Dugan Maddux, MD, FACP, Vice President, Kidney Disease Initiatives
June 27, 2016 Leave a Comment

Single HCP

Since April 27 the MACRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) has been a hot topic. Last week, attendees at a nephrology medical meeting expressed concern about the impact of MACRA on solo and small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: alternative payment models, Andy Slavitt, APMs, CMS, composite performance score, Congressman Sam Johnson, David Blumenthal, David Squires, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, eligible clinicians, Health IT, MACRA, MIPS, National Coordinator for Health IT, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NPRM, PQRS, Table 64, Terry Ketchersid, The Commonwealth Fund

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

MIPS: Are You Ready?

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
July 20, 2015 Leave a Comment

We’re halfway through July and 72 days from the ICD-10 transition (yes, I am counting). The days are long and hot and some of us occasionally have trouble falling asleep at night. For those of you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MIPS Tagged With: clinical practice improvement activities, ICD-10, MACRA, Meaningful Use, MIPS, national qualiity strategy domain, notice of proposed rule making, NPI, NPRM, Physician value-based payment modifier, Terry Ketchersid

Accountable Care Organizations: A Look at the Proposed Rule

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
April 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

On March 31, 2011, Health and Human Services published the notice of public rule making (NPRM) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Established by the Affordable Care Act, ACOs are proposed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO's) Tagged With: ACO, Affordable Care Act, HIT, John Halamka, Medicare, Nephrologist, NPRM

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