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MIPS: Every Picture Tell a Story

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%.


Clark on Connections: We Are the Sum of Our Experiences

By Susan Clark – Just as there are what I like to call Clonnections between people, there are also likely Clonnections between previous jobs or responsibilities that you had no idea would apply to what you’re doing now. At least, that is what’s happening to me at DirectTrust.


A Break in the Medical Affordability Crisis Clouds

By David R. Burda – As a journalist, I’m more of a bad news person than a good news person. I teeter on the line between skepticism and cynicism. I’m happier reporting on conflict than I am reporting on resolution. But every dog has its day, and one of those days came for me recently when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an updated report on…