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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

Resource Use: The Murky Waters of MIPS

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
June 20, 2016 1 Comment

Sea change ahead

Honestly, I was not going to do this to you. With the exception of Dugan Maddux’s recent post, the Acumen blog has been drowning in the ocean of MACRA for what seems like months now. But given that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, MACRA, VM Tagged With: clinical practice improvement, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, E&M codes, MACRA, Medicare, medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), MIPS, MSPB, MU, NPI, Part A & B, PQRS, QRUR, resource use, Terry Ketchersid, Value-based Paymen Modifier (VM)

Health IT in 2016: Save the Dates

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

Important dates to know

The day after the Super Bowl is always a tough one. According to a 2008 report, over 1.5 million workers will call in sick today, and millions more will be late. Perhaps it’s the 325 million gallons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Health IT Tagged With: CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, hardship application, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, Medicare PFS, MIPS, MU, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, PHA, PQRS, PQRS claims submission, PQRS payment adjustment, QRUR

QRUR & the VM: It’s Worth a Look

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
November 23, 2015 2 Comments

As November comes to a close, there’s no better time to begin thinking about all of those year-end administrative tasks. Diana got us off to a great start last week with a very handy meaningful use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, QRUR, VM Tagged With: alternative payment models, APMs, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, cost composite score, EDIM, enterprise identity data management (EIDM) account, IACS, medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), MSPB, NPI, physician value-based payment modifier (VM), PQRS, QRUR, Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR), Terry Ketchersid, VM

Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR): Where to Find It and Why You Should Look

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
October 13, 2014 2 Comments

The world of medicine and health information technology is full of acronyms. Today I am going shine a light on a relatively new one. The Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR) is a practice-level … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, CMS Incentive Programs Tagged With: QRUR

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