By Jim Tate – CMS established MIPS to link physician reimbursement to quality and cost-effective care. The current 2024 Medicare reimbursement adjustments are based on the 2022 performance year scores (0-100) for eligible clinicians. The program is budget neutral and the potential range of adjustments range from -9% to +9%.
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By Steven Posnack & Jim Macrae – ONC’s USCDI+ program recently reached a milestone as part of a joint initiative started in August 2022 with HRSA. HRSA and HRSA Health Center Program grantees launched one of the first real-world implementations using the HL7® FHIR® Bulk Data Access standard as part of a federal program.
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, including the upcoming quarterly Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable, a new funding opportunity for LEAP in Health IT, and a new Data Brief.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights published an update to the frequently asked questions webpage concerning the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident.
The MIPS Annual Call for Improvement Activities process allows clinicians, professional associations and medical societies that represent clinicians, researchers, consumer groups, and others to identify and submit activities.
By Chris Emper – On April 22, CMS released an 895-page final regulation titled, “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality.” At nearly 900-pages in length, this rule creates a list of new compliance obligations for managed care plans, including…
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases.
CMS encourages you to submit improvement activities for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. The MIPS Annual Call for Improvement Activities process allows clinicians, professional associations and medical societies that represent clinicians, researchers, consumer groups, and others to identify and submit activities.
By Pieter De Leenheer, Ph.D. – FHIR is designed to be a modular and open-source standard, encouraging global adoption and continual refinement. It allows for local customization to meet specific needs, which is critical given the diverse regulatory and operational needs in healthcare.