CMS is reminding physicians that the data submission period for 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data is now open. MIPS-eligible clinicians who participated in the second year of CMS’ Quality Payment Program (QPP) have until April 2 to report their 2018 MIPS data. Physicians and other clinicians who aren’t certain if they are eligible […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule earlier this month that sets a new direction for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Referred to as “Pathways to Success,” the proposal would redesign the participation options to encourage Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to transition to two-sided models where they will share […]
In July, CMS released its proposed revisions to the 2019 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule. as well as the 2019 MACRA Quality Payment Program. The revisions propose several substantive changes to the structure and payment of key primary care E&M codes, important refinements to medical documentation rules, and adjustments to the 2019 Quality Payment […]
A federally-mandated change to Medicare’s identification cards is scheduled to begin nationwide on April 1st. CMS will begin mailing new cards to all Medicare beneficiaries based on geographic location. For Medicare patients in North Carolina, new cards should begin arriving around June. CMS is replacing the current SSN-based Medicare ID Number (Heath Insurance Claim Number […]
The AAFP wants family physicians to know it’s not too late to collect 2017 data and participate in MACRA’s Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS). In fact, submitting just one quality measure — one time — by Dec. 31 means a physician will avoid facing a 4 percent negative payment adjustment to Medicare Part B claims […]
By the end of 2017, family physicians interested in participating within the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) of MACRA must take action to avoid payment penalties under Medicare Part B. It’s not too late to collect data—submitting as little as one quality measure or one Improvement Activity will allow you to avoid a negative 4% payment adjustment […]
Medicare’s new Quality Payment Program’s first performance year is already underway and runs until December 31, 2017. For physicians and practices still weighing their options, it’s not too late to participate so you can potentially earn a positive adjustment as well as avoid any negative change. Physicians and practices can choose to participate in MIPS in one […]
The next time someone downplays the urban / rural divide in NC, ask them where THEY live and the source of their income. It is always interesting to see what shapes our perspectives. I don’t assign impure motives...I just observe.
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