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$30 Million in Funding for QPP Measure Development With CMS Cooperative Agreement
Have you heard about the CMS program to partner with stakeholders to improve quality measures in the MACRA Quality Payment Program (QPP)? Up to $30 million in funding and assistance is involved over three years. Here Are the Target Groups and Goals A blog post from CMS describes this measure development funding opportunity. Developing, improving, […]
Continue reading...3 Smart Ways to Prep for New Medicare Cards
Friday, February 9, 2018
To comply with MACRA, CMS is removing social security numbers from Medicare cards. The goal is to help prevent identity theft. Here are three ways you can prepare for this big change. 1. Familiarize Yourself With the New Look The look of the new cards won’t be a drastic change from the old ones. They’re […]
Continue reading...Improve Your Knowledge of the MIPS Improvement Activities Category
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
There’s no time like New Year’s to think about improvement! Improvement activities in MIPS, that is. Background: MIPS focuses on the categories of quality, cost, practice-based improvement activities (IA), and advancing care information (ACI), the last of which focuses on use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). It can be tough to wrap your […]
Continue reading...Yea or Nay? See Which QPP 2018 Proposals Came Through in the Final Rule
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Back in July, TCI SuperCoder blog had a post about the proposed 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) rule, a program established under MACRA. Now that the final rule (with comment period) is out, let’s see how some of those proposals fared. Small Provider Exemption/Low-Volume Threshold Proposal: The proposed rule included adjusting the 2017 low-volume threshold […]
Continue reading...Ups and Downs, MACRA Modifiers, and E/M DGs in MPFS 2018 Proposed Rule
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Part 3 of our proposed rule extravaganza is about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2018 proposed rule. (Part 1 was QPP and Part 2 was OPPS). Let’s get down to business, checking out some highlights explained in recent issues of Medicare Compliance and Reimbursement. Plusses and Minuses The proposed 2018 conversion factor is 35.99, […]
Continue reading...Transition and Flexibility Are the Buzzwords for QPP 2018 Proposed Rule
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
CMS released the proposed 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) rule on June 20. To sum up the 1,000+ pages, 2018 will be something of a transition year like 2017 was for QPP, which was established under MACRA. If you read through the various summaries available, you’ll see the term “flexibility” used quite often, with specialty […]
Continue reading...Don’t Get Too Comfortable With That Meaningful Use Payment – Here’s Why
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
When the title of an OIG report is about Medicare paying out hundreds of millions it shouldn’t have, that’s not great news for Medicare or the providers who got those funds. But that’s exactly what a report released June 12, 2017, says: “Medicare Paid Hundreds of Millions in Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments That Did […]
Continue reading...Get a Glimpse at Potential 2018 MACRA Coding Requirement for Patient Relationship Category
Friday, March 3, 2017
There could be new HCPCS modifiers coming your way as part of MACRA to identify patient relationship categories. If the term “patient relationship categories” is new to you, then here’s a brief overview. MACRA requires patient relationship categories and codes as part of an effort to improve resource attribution to clinicians. So there’s a look […]
Continue reading...Haven’t Started MACRA QPP Prep? There’s Still Time!
Friday, February 3, 2017
Groundhog Day has come and gone, and Punxsutawney Phil has declared six more weeks of winter. That gives you plenty of inside time to focus on getting up to speed on MACRA so you can participate in 2017. Remember: With CMS’s Pick Your Pace approach to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), it’s OK if […]
Continue reading...The Quick, CMS-Approved Way to Avoid a MACRA Penalty
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
If you’ve been trying to wrap your head around MACRA for a while, you may be at the point where you’re willing to give up hopes of a bonus if you could just be sure you won’t face penalties. Good news: As long as you submit a little something to the Quality Payment Program, you won’t […]
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
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