Tips for HIMSS18
Heading to Las Vegas for HIMSS next week? The annual and biggest gathering of the health IT industry is upon us and it says it won’t disappoint. See you there.
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MIPS Reporting Deadlines: 10 Things to Do and Know
Deadlines are fast approaching if you plan to submit data for the 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance period. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your data. Submit early and often.
Modifications to MIPS by the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018”
By Tom S. Lee – The Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR1892) (officially renamed the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018”) enacted by the United States Congress and President Trump on February 9, 2018 extends the transition years for MIPS to include 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Updates to 2017 Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for MIPS Clinicians
CMS has updated its Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy for the 2017 MIPS transition year to include counties affected by Hurricane Nate and additional counties affected by the California wildfires.
New 2018 Resources Are Now Available on CMS.gov
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently posted the following 2018 Patient-Facing Encounters resources on the CMS website:
Low Volume Appeals Settlement Option Call – February 13
Register for Medicare Learning Network events. As part of the broader HHS commitment to improving the Medicare appeals process, CMS made available the Low Volume Appeals (LVA) settlement option on February 5, 2018.
Healthcare Revenue and Value Based Care: Learn More on HealthcareNOW Radio
If you have not tuned in to our radio station yet, we invite you to REDISCOVER RADIO. Check out these episodes of Healthcare de Jure, Interviews NOW and Harlow on Healthcare with discussions on healthcare revenue and value based care.
MIPS 2018 Quality Measure Benchmarks
By Anshu Jindal – In a previous blog, we had discussed some of the recent updates announced by CMS for MIPS. One of those updates was the release of Quality benchmarks for 2018. There are 4 key things you need to understand about Quality benchmarks:
Healthcare IT Systems: Accreditation and Certification
As part of our on going series on InterviewsNOW, I spoke to Lee Barrett the Executive Director of EHNAC (Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission). The episode is now on-demand. Check it out and take a listen.