Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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2023 Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period Is Now Open
The Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period officially opened today. You can preview your 2023 Quality Payment Program performance information before it appears on the profile pages of clinicians and groups on the Medicare.gov compare tool and in the Provider Data Catalog.
MAHA Commission Unveils Landmark Report
The “Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment” report exposes a range of contributing factors—including poor diet, accumulation of environmental toxins, insufficient physical activity, chronic stress, and overmedicalization.
Making America Healthy Again: Innovation for Healthier Lives
By Abe Sutton – We stand at a defining crossroads in American health care with an unprecedented opportunity to protect taxpayer dollars and fundamentally reshape how we approach health and wellness by embracing preventive care.
CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries
The goal is to unlock the power of modern technology to help seniors and their families take control of their health and well-being, manage chronic conditions, and access care more efficiently.
2025 QPP Exception Applications are Now Available
The 2025 Quality Payment Program Exception applications are available now through December 31, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET. There are 2 types of exception applications that allow users to indicate the reason they’re unable to report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories.
HHS Shares Location and Availability of the International Da Vinci Project Report
The Department of Health and Human Services is making stakeholders aware of the availability of the International Da Vinci Project Report. The notice provides the location and information which includes test results from the use of the HL7 FHIR standards approved for use under the HIPAA exceptions process at Title 45 CFR § 162.940.
Suspension of Eight Improvement Activities for MIPS
Please Note: CMS is in the process of updating all related resources (i.e. guides, factsheets, webpages, etc.), including the Explore Measures and Activities tool, to indicate these improvement activities have been suspended for PY 2025.
CMS is Asking Big Questions. Your Voice Can Shape the Future of Policymaking
By Mary Griskewicz – At first glance, the latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Request for Information is short, coming in at 3 pages. But don’t be fooled. It is asking some big, open-ended questions that could shape the future of the Medicare program for years to come.