Breaking News: CMS Finalizes Policies that Reduce Provider Burden, Lower Drug Prices
CMS issued a final rule for the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule and final rule with comment period for the QPP.
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Weather Report: MIPS, Mark Twain, and Bob Dylan
By Jim Tate – “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it”. I’m pretty sure Mark Twain said that. We might as well say “Everybody talks about MIPS, but nobody does anything about it”. Well, hardly anybody.
MIPS: The Tale of 90 Days
By Anshu Jindal – Unlike most tales, where you can enjoy any version of your liking, the key facts in this tale have long-term implications for healthcare providers and organizations, both in terms of money and reputation.
Participate in Field Testing of Episode-Based Cost Measures by November 15
CMS is conducting a field test for eight episode-based cost measures before consideration of their potential use in the cost performance category of the MIPS of the Quality Payment Program.
Using the Last 90 days of MIPS 2017 to Prepare for 2018 Reporting
By Hannah Lerner Harrison – When the 2017 MACRA Final Rule was released fall 2016, it was branded as a “transition” year. It truly is a transition allowing increased flexibility and limited opportunity to fail. For 2017, CMS estimated only 8.1% – 5.3% of clinicians would fail.
MIPS and Medicare Part B Drugs – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
By Jim Tate – We are whiling away the time today on a visit to the piedmont of North Carolina. Even though it is October it feels like the dog days of August. Humidity off the charts and I don’t even want to look at the temperature. What’s a poor boy to do?
MIPS: All Is Not As It Appears
By Jim Tate – The MACRA/MIPS program is complex enough without having to decide what is real and what is not. I recently wrote a post entitled “Fake News – MIPS Style” and in the past week I have come across additional examples of misleading information that only serves to muddy the waters.
Fake News – MIPS Style
By Jim Tate – I sure hear a lot about fake news these days. In the world of politics, we hear a constant chant: “This is fake, that is fake, everything is fake”. I guess it is in the eye of the beholder as to what is true. There is the whole truth, the partial truth, misstatements of fact and downright Pinocchio lies.
MIPS 2017: Time Runneth Out
By Jim Tate – There is less than two weeks left on the clock. October 2nd is coming fast and brings the beginning of the last 90-day MIPS performance period for 2017. If plans have not already been made then this week is the last opportunity.