Tech’s Crucial Role in Quality Payment Program Success
By Justin Barnes – Part 3 of this 4-part series. The path to value-based care and reporting under the new Quality Payment Program is undeniably paved in patient data.
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Building The Value-Based Health Care System Of The Future Depends On Meeting Clinicians’ Data Needs
By Dr. Vindell Washington – Data is the lifeblood of the value-based payment environment. Every time a doctor takes care of a patient, we have an opportunity to use information in ways that help patients get better care.
Achieving Clinical Success in Quality Payment Programs
By Justin Barnes – In the inaugural reporting year of MACRA’s new Quality Payment Program, quality measures and clinical practice improvement activities will collectively account for 85 percent of MIPS composite scores for healthcare providers.
How to Pick Your Pace for the Quality Payment Program
By Jeff Jones – With 2017 upon us, many practices are scrambling to understand the Quality Payment Program final rule. The final rule was published last October with CMS making significant revisions to the proposed rule.
Financial Strategy: Cornerstone of Quality Payment Program Success
By Justin Barnes – With kickoff of the inaugural MACRA reporting period nearly upon us, many healthcare providers will greet 2017 with quality payment program objectives top-of-mind.
Subscribe to the Quality Payment Program Listserv
Subscribers of the PQRS listserv are encouraged to sign up for the new CMS Quality Payment Program listserv. The Quality Payment Program is part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and includes two tracks.
Additional Opportunities for Clinicians Under the Quality Payment Program
CMS announced more new opportunities for clinicians to join Advanced Alternative Payment Models to improve care and earn additional incentive payments under the Quality Payment Program, which implements MACRA.
Formally Submit Quality Payment Program Comments by December 19
The Quality Payment Program final rule with comment period incorporates input received to date. To continue building on a user-centric approach, CMS is seeking feedback for future rulemaking.
CMS Launches New Online Tool to Make Quality Payment Program Easier for Clinicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a tool to share automatically electronic data for the Medicare Quality Payment Program.