The Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) created a new Quality Payment Program for Medicare providers. Under MACRA, there are two possible tracks for participation: Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APM) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Advanced Alternative Payment Models To move providers from a volume-based payment system to a value-based style of payment, […]
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MIPS & APMs Keeping You Up at Night?
Seek professional help to overcome your fears. Have you been losing sleep ever since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued in April 2015 a proposed rule for implementing the Quality Payment Program? Take a deep breath and relax: Help is on its way. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 […]
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MIPS and APMs: It’s Official
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule today for how it will change the way Medicare incorporates quality measurement into payments and how it will incentivize participation in Alternative Payment Models (APMs). In accordance with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) regulation of 2015, CMS created the Quality […]
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