New White Paper Resources
Download these new resources available from SA Ignite on 2019 MIPS, from NextGate on harnessing provider data, and from Software Advice their newest guide on medical billing software.
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Register for our first ABCs of the QPP of 2019
Join SA Ignite and Answers Media Network for our first ABCs of the QPP of 2019, “Start Strong in 2019 to Protect Your MIPS Scores”.
NOW on Demand Listen to Experts on Value Based Care
We sorted through the archives of HealthcareNOW Radio Shows and found three unique episodes talking about value based care. Take a listen to Healthcare de Jure, Voices in Value-Based Care, and Payment Matters.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 12-21-2018
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.
CMS Updates eCQM Resources for the 2019 Performance Period for Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Professionals
CMS has updated the list of eCQMs that are fully specified and are available to be used for the 2019 performance period in the Quality Payment Program, which were finalized in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.
Check Your Final 2018 MIPS Eligibility Status
You can now check the Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool to view your final 2018 eligibility status for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
Access to Quality and Resource Use Reports and PQRS Feedback Reports Available Until December 31, 2018
The final performance period for the Value Modifier and PQRS programs was 2016 and the final payment adjustment year is 2018. Therefore, the Quality and Resource Use Reports and PQRS Feedback Reports will no longer be available after the end of 2018.
CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2017 National Health Expenditures
Overall national health spending grew at a rate of 3.9 percent in 2017, almost 1.0 percentage point slower than growth in 2016, according to a study conducted by the Office of the Actuary at CMS and published as a Web First by Health Affairs.
HHS Announces CHPL Data Challenge Winners
The U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the winners of the Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) Data Challenge.