HHS Priorities for 2022
Looking at 2022 the HHS reported its regulatory and deregulatory rule proposals for inclusion in the Administrations unified agenda released in December. We take a look at the ONC, CMS, and HRSA agencies under HHS.
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CMS Seeking Recommendations for MIPS Specialty Measure Sets
CMS is accepting stakeholders’ recommendations regarding potential new specialty measure sets and/or revisions to existing specialty measure sets for the 2023 performance year of MIPS. Recommendations for new specialty sets or revisions to the 2022 specialty sets should be based on the established 2022 MIPS quality measures.
Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
By Julie Appleby – Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question you contacted her office with, or asking how you’re responding to a medication change. For that, your doctor got paid about $27 if you are on Medicare — maybe a bit more if you have private insurance.
Interoperability and the Connected Health Care System
By Chiquita Brooks-LaSure – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many shortcomings in our health care system, especially the ability to quickly share and use reliable data to better understand the health needs of all people across the country.
ABCs of VBC: Understanding the 2022 Quality Payment Program Final Rule
Watch our series of webinars on value-based care. CMS has released the 2022 QPP final rule with Matt Fusan and Erica Arias to discuss the coming changes to the MIPS program and the latest developments related to the APM Performance Pathway program.
Doctors and Clinicians: Don’t forget to preview your performance information
CMS opened the Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on November 15, 2021. The Preview Period provides an opportunity for doctors and clinicians to review their 2020 QPP performance information before it’s publicly reported on clinician and group profile pages on Medicare Care Compare and in the Provider Data Catalog.
Register for the December 7 MVPs Development Kick-Off Webinar
CMS is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, December 7 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET to provide an overview of MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) development for the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program and beyond.
CMS to Apply MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the 2021 Performance Year
CMS continues to provide relief where possible to clinicians responding to the 2019 COVID-19 public health emergency. They are applying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy to ALL individually eligible MIPS eligible clinicians for the 2021 performance year.
Talent Tuesday: Health IT Hires and Who’s Hiring
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring, appointments and who is hiring include Kaia Health, Volastra Therapeutics, 1upHealth, CHIME, Civitas Networks, Onix, EHNAC, Implicity, AVIA, Wolters Kluwer, Activ Surgical, CMS, Trusted Health, Sphere & more.