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CMS will host a webinar on February 21 at 2 pm EST to provide a basic overview of Alternative Payment Models for the 2019 Performance Year of the Quality Payment Program.
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Clinicians can now check the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool to view their MIPS eligibility status for the 2019 performance period.
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CMS discovers an error in the application of the 2019 MIPS payment adjustment where Medicare Administrative Contractors applied the adjustment to Part B drugs.
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AMA recommends eliminating MIPS exclusions in letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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CMS is hosting two 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data submission office hours sessions in February and March.
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CMS has updated its QPP Resource Library.
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CMS has announced opportunities to participate in a Technical Expert Panel. Individuals with expertise in the relevant fields including clinicians, statisticians, quality improvement, methodologists and pertinent measure developers, as well as consumers, are encouraged to submit nominations.
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CMS will host a webinar on January 24, from 1 to 2 pm EST, on the MIPS 2019 Performance Year (Year 3) of the QPP.
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CMS has added additional resources to its QPP Resource Center
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CMS requests recommendations on new measure sets for the quality performance category and/or revisions to existing specialty measure sets for the quality performance category for program year 2020 of the MIPS program. Recommendations will be accepted until the close of business on Monday, February 11, 2019.
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CMS will host a webinar on January 30 from 12 to 1 pm EST on the Diabetes electronic clinical quality measures.
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The QPP participation status tool now includes third snapshot of 2018 Qualifying APM participants and MIPS APMs data.
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CMS has updated its QPP Resource Library.
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CMS officially opened the data submission period for MIPS eligible clinicians who participated in Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program.
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CMS has uploaded new resources to the QPP Resource Library for the 2019 Quality Payment Program.
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CMS has updated its QPP Resource Center
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CMS will host a webinar on Preventive Care and Screening eCQMs on January 15
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As 2018 comes to a close, we are approaching key deadlines for the Quality Payment Program.
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CMS has added new resources to its QPP Resource Center
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A new web-based training course titled, Quality Payment Program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System Participation in 2018, is available through the MLN Learning Management System.
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CMS HAS recently posted an updated list of Alternative Payment Models.
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CMS has released MIPS-related QPP resources.
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Physician compare preview period is open through December 31, 2018.
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CMS is soliciting comments on two inpatient quality measures they are adapting for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Comments are due Jan 4, 2019.
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Eligible clinicians can check the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool to view their final 2018 MIPS eligibility status.
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CMS releases MUC list.
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CMS has updated the QPP resource library.
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CMS announces Medicaid demonstration to expand mental health treatment services.
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CMS Updates QPP participation tool.
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CMS to host webinar covering the 2019 MPFS final rule on November 19.
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CMS has added additional resources to the QPP Resource Center.
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CMS will host a webinar on Thursday, November 15, 2018 on the 2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule.
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CMS has posted new QPP resources.
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CMS has uploaded a number of new resources to the QPP resource center, including web-based training courses.
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CMS has scheduled several QPP webinars geared towards Physicians Compare and the CMS Web Interface for ACOs and Groups
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CMS has uploaded a number of new resources to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library.
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CMS posts two new APM resources related to other payer Advanced APMs.
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The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) is hosting their 2018 Fall Summit on Monday, October 22 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel in Tysons, VA.
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Applications are due by December 31, 2018
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CMS updated the Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to include 2018 Advanced Alternative Payment Model Qualifying Participant and Merit-based Incentive Payment System APM status.
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CMS is now accepting applications for the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement demonstration project under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Quality Payment Program.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting two Quality Payment Program (QPP)-related conference calls.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is pursuing a demonstration project, the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement (MAQI) demonstration, which would allow clinicians involved in risk contracts in Medicare Advantage (MA) to be exempt from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measure Development Google Group and QCDR/Registry Google Calendar.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule to provide flexibility to hospital participating in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model (CJR) located in those areas impacted by extreme and uncontrollable circumstances. 12
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On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will host a call to present information about the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) supplier enrollment requirements and process.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a number of webinars on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) this week.
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Clinicians and groups who are eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) that participate successfully in the study will receive full credit for the 2018 MIPS Improvement Activities performance category.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a two-part webinar series that covers an introduction to quality measures, overview of the measure development process, how the public can get involved.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated their MIPS Participation Tool for the 2018 MIPS program. By entering a National Provider Identification (NPI) number, clinicians can determine if they are eligible to participate in the 2018 MIPS program.
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On Thursday, March 15, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its semiannual report to Congress with a recommendation to eliminate the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and replace it with an allegedly less burdensome program referred to as the Voluntary Value Program (VVP).
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The American Medical Association (AMA) recently submitted a letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to create a safe harbor to facilitate coordinated care and promote well-designed alternative payment models (APMs).
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A collection of 109 organizations representing providers and patients submitted a letter urging Congress to block CMS from applying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) adjustment to Part B drug payments.
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On Thursday, January 11, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended eliminating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and its related reporting requirements and replacing it with a voluntary value program. Under the proposed model, all clinicians would have a portion of their fee schedule payment withheld. Clinicians then could earn the withhold back…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced two webinars related to the Quality Payment Program. Upcoming webinars are listed below.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting recommendations from stakeholders for potential consideration of new specialty measure sets and/or revisions to existing specialty measure sets for program year 2019 of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program. The current 2018 specialty measure sets are located in the Appendix measure tables of the…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted documents for the measures and activities for each of the four Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories in 2018.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that eligible clinicians participating in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) can begin submitting their 2017 performance data using a new data submission system on the QPP website. Eligible clinicians can use the web-based system to submit their 2017 QPP performance data during the 2017 submission period which…
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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a follow-up report to a 2016 early implementation review of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
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As required by statute, on November 30, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a list of quality measures that are under consideration for Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs. Of the 32 measures on the list, 22 are being considered for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The release of…
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Allows clinicians to check their Qualifying Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) Participant (QP) status
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposed an alternative to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) at their October 5, 2017 public meeting. This proposal expanded on their proposal to redesign MIPS found in their June 2017 Report to Congress.
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LAN Hosts Summit on Healthcare Innovation on October 30, 2017
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is collaborating with CAPG to host two webinars on alternative payment models (APMs). Webinar presenters will include experts from both CMS and CAPG.
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Scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET
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An essential tool for a more efficient review of this critically important proposed rule
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Other New CMS Resources on Year 1 and Year 2 of the QPP are Also Available
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Nominations accepted until July 28, 2017
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An Archived Video is now Available for On-Demand Viewing
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Scheduled for Wednesday, July 5, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET
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Webinar Scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2017, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a funding opportunity to support developing, improving, updating or expanding quality measures for use in the Quality Payment Program under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and/or Advanced Alternative Payment Models.
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Clinicians can use their 10-digit National Provider Identification Number to check their 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligibility on the Quality Payment Program website. Clinicians included in MIPS in 2017, will need to decide whether to report as an individual or with a group. Clinicians exempt from MIPS in 2017, will not need to do anything…
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Quality and Advancing Care Information Criteria Will Be Released in Summer 2017.
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Webinar Scheduled for May 11, 2017, 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced that practices will be receiving letters in late April and May informing them if they need to participate in Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017. The letter will come from the Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes their Medicare Part B claims and will tell them the…
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First webinar on MIPS Quality Reporting Scheduled for May 5, 2017 from 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET
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Nominations due May 16, 2017
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The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel posted the Proposed Agenda for the June 2017 Panel Meeting. Included on the agenda are two MACRA-related coding proposals.
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Nomination deadline extended from April 17 to April 24, 2017
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Groups utilizing the CMS web interface and/or CAHPS reporting must register by June 30, 2017
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CMS is hosting a listening session on episode-based cost measure development for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) from 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET on April 5, 2017. During this listening session, CMS will provide more information on cost measures and the role stakeholders play in cost measure development.
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On Tuesday, April 4 at 1:00 PM ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar to provide more information on the Advancing Care Information performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). During the webinar, CMS will highlight requirements for the 2017 Advancing Care Information performance category and participants…
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On March 21, 2017, the American Medical Association and 86 state and specialty medical societies submitted a letter requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reduce the administrative burden and provide for hardship exemptions for the three legacy physician quality programs: Meaningful Use (MU), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Value-based Modifier (VM) in…
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CMS is accepting comments until April 24, 2017, on draft episode groups, trigger codes and a proposed framework for cost measures. The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures clinicians’ performance in four areas: quality, clinical practice improvement activities, advancing care information (i.e., meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology or CEHRT), and cost (i.e.,…
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CMS is seeking volunteers to test the Quality Payment Program website. CMS is seeking comments on the functionality of the current website as well as recommendations for future improvements. Interested Medicare clinicians, practice managers, administrative staff and EHR and registry vendors are encouraged to volunteer.
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On March 2, 2017 the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met in Washington DC and discussed alternatives to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and ways to increase support for primary care.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) recently posted an updated electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) table on its website. In an effort to improve alignment of the eCQMs with current quality initiatives, this update removes the previous meaningful use domains and now aligns the measures with the domains listed in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and…
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has placed discussion of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) on the agenda for their March 2 meeting scheduled to be held in Washington, DC.
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Agency commits to another $80 million in funding over the next four years
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the submission period of the Annual Call for Measures and Activities for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track of the Quality Payment Program.
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CMS recently posted a variety of MACRA-related educational resources for clinicians, registries, qualified clinical data registries (QCDRs) and EHR vendors to the Quality Payment Program website.
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CMS is hosting a conference call on Tuesday, January 24 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET on how to complete the final reporting period for the legacy Medicare quality reporting programs and transitioning to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
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Participants receive full credit for the Improvements Activities Performance Category
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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report on the results from an early implementation review of the Medicare agency’s management of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
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Comments on updated list due no later than January 6, 2017
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted a number of slide decks and a webinar recording on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 final rule.
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On October 13, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an 18-month pilot program to reduce the burden of medical record review of clinicians participating in certain Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). CMS uses contractors to review payments and claims for accuracy. Despite the administrative burden on both the agency and providers…
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On September 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updated 2017 MACRA participation options via the CMS blog.
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CMS is currently soliciting nominations for technical expert panel members to support the CMS Quality Measure Development Plan (MDP) project. The MDP is mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which also requires the preparation of an annual report on the development of measures for the CMS Quality Payment Program.
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On September 6, 2016 bipartisan leaders from the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to CMS urging flexibility in the implementation of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted new MACRA slide decks on the Quality and Resource Use performance categories. These are the latest additions to a series of presentations CMS is releasing on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Both of these presentations go into greater detail, than…
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On Friday, June 10, 2016 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced funding for the Support and Alignment Networks under the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI). Up to $10 million over the next three years is available to leverage primary and specialist care transformation work and learning in the support of the adoption of…
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On May 24, 2016, the Joint Quality Payment Program Task Force, an advisory board of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), met to review the Task Force charge and work plan. The Task Force is charged with reviewing the MACRA Proposed Rule with a specific focus on how the use…
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On May 11, 2016 Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided testimony at a hearing on the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 held by the Subcommittee on Health of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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The newest addition to the catalog of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 educational slide decks is on the Advancing Care Information (ACI) performance category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The ACI performance category is designed to meet many of the same objectives of the current Meaningful Use Program.
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CMS posted for comment episode groups that are being developed to help measure resource use under the MACRA Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Payment Model program.
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On May 5, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted slide decks from recent webinars on the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 Proposed Rule.
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On May 2, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a competition for the development of a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Mobile Platform to support provider education and outreach.
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Tension between Need for Specialty Focused Versus More General Models Emerged from Public Comments
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The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee will hold its first public meeting on February 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. More information on the meeting, including registration information, is available here.
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CMS posts a draft Quality Measure Development Plan
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