CMS Finalizes 3 Payment Rules
On November 1, CMS finalized updated payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for CY 2017.
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Additional CMS Opportunities to Join APMs
CMS announced new opportunities for clinicians to join APMs developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and potentially earn an incentive payment under the Quality Payment Program created through MACRA.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report September 2016
Just the facts… CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from the September report. Active registrants total over a half a million.
ICD-10 Reaches the One Year Mark
On October 1, 2015, the U.S. health care system transitioned to ICD-10. One year later, CMS remains committed to helping you maintain your ICD-10 progress.
CMS Call: How to Report Across 2016 Medicare Quality Programs
Tuesday, November 1 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET: Register to learn how to report quality measures during the 2016 program year to maximize your participation in Medicare quality programs.
$13M Awarded to Test and Implement New Children’s Quality Measures
AHRQ and CMS announced awards totaling $13.4 million in funding over four years to six new Pediatric Quality Measures Program grantees focused on implementing new pediatric quality measures developed by the PQMP Centers of Excellence.
The MACRA Final Rule and Industry Reaction
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program final rule was released last Friday and the has not been a lack of response about it.
HHS Issues MACRA Final Rule
HHS finalizes streamlined Medicare payment system that rewards clinicians for quality patient care MACRA rule will accelerate health care system’s shift toward value.
MIPS and Audits Proposed Rule Points to Potential Mega Recoupments
By Jim Tate – We are now less than a month away from the CMS Final Rule that will affect Medicare Part B reimbursement far into the future. It is expected that the majority of these providers will fall into the MIPS.