ICYMI, here is recent communication from CMS.
Reminder: Applications for the 2020 Promoting Interoperability Hardship and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception are Due December 31. If you are interested in applying for a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception or Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception for the 2020 Performance Year of MIPS, you must submit your application to CMS by Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Reminder: Update Your Billing Info by November 13 for Your APM Incentive Payment. The Quality Payment Program website includes 2020 Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Payment details. To access information on the incentive amount and organization paid, clinicians and surrogates can log in to the QPP website.
CMS releases preliminary 2019 Performance Year Quality Payment Program results. More information in a blog post and infographic to share preliminary participation data for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) in 2019.
Updated Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I Conformance (CONF) Statement Resource to support calendar year (CY) 2020 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) reporting for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Programs for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals.
Radiation Oncology Model Delay – CMS has received feedback from a number of stakeholders about the challenges of preparing to implement the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model by January 1, 2021. Based on this feedback, CMS intends to delay the RO Model start date to July 1, 2021. They are pursuing rulemaking to make this change.
CMS has a new rural health care listserv dedicated to sharing information about programs, policies and resources to help ensure rural populations have access to quality health care. To subscribe here and look for Outreach and Education, then Rural Health.
Updated guidance is available on the Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center.
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- 2020 Quality Reporting – Updated Telehealth Guidance for eCQMs on the Eligible Professionals and Eligible Clinicians page for the 2020 Performance Period.
- 2021 Quality Reporting – Updated Telehealth Guidance for eCQMs on the Eligible Professionals and Eligible Clinicians page for the 2021 Performance Period.
MLN Matters Articles
- Change to the Payment of Allogeneic Stem Cell Acquisition Services — Revised
- Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2021 and Productivity Adjustment
- Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Revised
- New Waived Tests — Revised
From CMS Innovation Center
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center, also known as “CMMI,” develops and tests new healthcare payment and service delivery models.
CMMI announced 7 Participants to advance to Stage 2 on October 29, 2020 in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge. Learn more about theses participants.
Radiation Oncology (RO) Model Billing Webinar
December 4, 2020 at 1:00 PM – The Radiation Oncology (RO) Model team will host a RO Model Billing webinar to provide an in-depth look at the RO Model billing practices.