Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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CMS Releases 2021 Final Rule for the Quality Payment Program
CMS published the final policies for the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) through the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. Read the highlights.
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:
The QPP Proposed Rule 2021: What’s in Store for MIPS and ACOs
By Matthew Fusan – CMS released proposed rule for 2021 QPP, which covers both the MIPS and APMs. For MIPS, there was speculation leading up to the release of the rule about how the COVID-19 pandemic would impact the program for 2020 and 2021.
ABCs of VBC: Understanding the Proposed 2021 Quality Payment Rule
Join us for this informative webinar in which experts from SPH Analytics will dissect the proposed changes and discuss how they could impact healthcare providers.
The 2021 MIPS Self-Nomination Period is Now Open
As of July 1, 2020, the 2021 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Performance Period Self-Nomination period for Qualified Clinical Data Registries and Qualified Registries is now open.
MACRA – MIPS: The First Cut is the Lightest
By Jim Tate – Some folks prefer Rod Stewart’s cover of the song The First Cut is the Deepest but I have to admit I favor the rendition by Cat Stevens. No matter your preference, I’m pretty sure neither one of them was singing about the MACRA – MIPS program.
Conducting a Risk Analysis – What You Need to Know
By Art Gross – You’ve likely heard of a risk analysis. Hopefully, you’ve also performed one for your organization. Whether you’ve been helping your organization work on its HIPAA compliance for years, or you’re new to the world of HIPAA…
CMS, MACRA-MIPS, and Drawing the Short Straw
By Jim Tate – Now, I’m not a mathematician, but I can count to ten. So, I wasn’t expecting any problems when I decided to look at the recently released MIPS Final Scores for the 2017 reporting period.