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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

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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

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

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)

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

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