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Thousands of Clinicians Stand to Lose 5% Revenue

Quality reporting won’t pay off in 2020 for some eligible clinicians unless they do this. Eligible clinicians who achieved Qualifying Alternative Payment Model (APM) Participant (QP) status in 2018 should begin receiving their 5 percent incentive payment this month. More than 183,000 clinicians achieved QP status in the 2018 performance year of the Quality Payment […]

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What’s In Store for MIPS Eligible Clinicians?

Quality Payment Program participation gets a little easier in some ways, tougher in others. A proposed rule published in the Aug. 17 Federal Register outlines potential changes to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) starting Jan. 1, 2021. Rather than implementing certain provisions finalized last year, however, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is […]

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Help Clinicians Factor Cost into the MIPS Equation

Medical coders and auditors are essential to their employer’s outcome in the Cost performance category. Of the four performance categories in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), — one of two tracks for participation in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) — Cost is the most worrisome because clinicians do not have control over this portion of […]

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Report Modifiers X1-X5 to Attribute Patient Relationships to Clinicians

Are your clinicians reporting patient relationship codes on their Medicare Part B claims? The HCPCS Level II modifiers are voluntary this year, making it a good time to get in practice. What Is the Purpose of Patient Relationship Categories and Codes? The Medicare Access and CHIP Authorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) requires the Centers for […]

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MIPS Performance Feedback Errors Will Cost Clinicians Dearly

Clinicians have until October 1 to review their 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score and performance feedback and, if applicable, request a targeted review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Immediate Action Required Eligible clinicians who participated in MIPS should review their MIPS final score and performance feedback, available on […]
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MIPS Eligible Clinicians Learn Their Fate for 2019

Eligible clinicians can now see the results of their 2017 performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Feedback includes performance category scores, final scores, and 2019 MIPS payment adjustments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mandated under MACRA to adjust payments for professional services furnished to Medicare patients provided by MIPS […]
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Non-patient Facing Clinicians Get a Reprieve

Quality reporting changes in 2018 for MIPS eligible clinicians who don’t see most of their patients face to face. Clinicians, clinician groups, and virtual groups eligible to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) should know what percentage of their patient encounters are considered non-patient facing. Although self-identification is not required in 2018, the reporting […]
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300K Clinicians Will See Downward Payment Adjustments in 2018

The 2016 Value Modifier (VM) performance results and 2018 payment adjustment factor are now available: Out of over 1 million clinicians, only approximately 20,000 will see an upward VM payment adjustment in their Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payments this year. This may not be a good time to ask for that raise. Table A shows […]
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2018 QPP Proposed Rule Excludes More Clinicians from MIPS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed a proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 20 for year two of the Quality Payment Program. The agency quickly followed up on June 26 with a webinar to provide a digestible overview of the major provisions in the 1,058-page document. The Medicare Access and […]
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Free Resources for Eligible Clinicians

Get the help you need to succeed in the Quality Payment Program. There are many free resources available to help eligible clinicians successfully participate in the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Through the established Quality Innovation Networks, the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiatives, and the Alternative Payment Model Learning Systems, every clinician in the Quality Payment Program […]
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