Reminder: Upcoming MIPS Important Dates and Deadlines
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind clinicians of important upcoming Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) dates and deadlines:
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2020 Shared Savings Benchmarks – Does Your Organization Meet the Mark?
By Sanjay Seth MD – With CMS’s release of the 2020/2021 Shared Savings Quality Measure Benchmarks, here are some insights around how ACOs could be impacted on the cost benchmarking from a historical respective, the regional adjustment and the few benchmarking methods utilized by the commercial payers.
2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan is Now Available
By Elise Sweeney Anthony, Seth Pazinski & Peter Karras – On October 30th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the final 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. The Plan demonstrates the federal government’s ongoing, coordinated focus on improving the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 11-06-20
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the release of the 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, an informational webinar on 11/9 about the plan, the Cures Rules compliance dates and timeframes extended & more.
Health IT as a Driver for Advancing Health Research
By Teresa Zayas Cabán – Successful health research hinges on the quality of the data used to advance discovery and needed health IT functionality. Electronic health data are increasingly available and can be a significant boon for the medical research community.
NAACOS Welcomes the First Direct Contracting Entities
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that 53 Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) are participating in the Direct Contracting Model’s Implementation Period currently underway.
ONC Publishes Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the final 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. The Plan outlines federal health IT goals and objectives, with a focus on individuals’ access to their electronic health information.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
Extension on 21st Century Cures Act Compliance Dates Announced
HHS Extends Compliance Dates for Information Blocking and Health IT Certification Requirements in 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule. Responding to public health threats posed by the coronavirus pandemic releases interim final rule with comment period to extend compliance dates.