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2018 MIPS Playbook Ready for Download
A new resource is now available to help family physicians get engaged with — and succeed in — the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS), one track of CMS’ Quality Payment Program (QPP).
The 2018 MIPS Playbook is available to American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) members free of charge. This playbook
CMS Extends the MIPS 2017 Data Submission Deadline from March 31 to April 3 at 8 PM EDT
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If you’re an eligible clinician participating in the Quality Payment Program, you now
New Version of the Important Message from Medicare Form
On June 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted new versions of the Important Message from Medicare (IM) form (CMS-R-193) and the Detailed Notice of Discharge (DND) form (CMS 10066) on the Beneficiary Notices Initiative webpage. The associated instructions for use are also available.
The
Now Available: Accredited Online Course – Quality Payment Program 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Improvement Activities Performance Category
A new, online and self-paced overview course on the Quality Payment Program is now available through the MLN Learning Management System. Learners will receive information on:
The Improvement Activities performance category requirements, and how this category fits into
CMS Launches New Online Tool to Make Quality Payment Program Easier for Clinicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a tool to share automatically electronic data for the Medicare Quality Payment Program. This new release is the first in a series that will be part of CMS’s ongoing efforts to spur the
Submit an Informal Review for 2017 Physician Quality Reporting System Results Before November 30, 2016
In 2017, CMS will apply a downward payment adjustment to those who did not satisfactorily report PQRS in 2015 including:
Individual eligible professionals (EPs)
Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) practice sites
PQRS group practices
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
If you have any
CMS announces additional opportunities for clinicians to join innovative care approaches under the Quality Payment Program
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new opportunities for clinicians to join Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and potentially earn an incentive payment under the Quality
2015 Supplemental Quality and Resource Use Reports are Available
On October 17, 2016, CMS made available the 2015 Supplemental Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs). Supplemental QRURs are for informational purposes only and complement the per capita cost and quality information provided in the 2015 Annual QRURs. The information contained in the Supplemental QRURs is
2017 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Negative Payment Adjustment Notification
CMS will soon begin distributing letters to Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) individual eligible professionals (EPs), EPs providing services at a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) billing under method II, and group practices regarding the 2017 PQRS negative payment adjustment. The letter indicates that the recipient
Access 2015 PQRS Feedback Reports and 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports Now
2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Feedback Reports and 2015 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) are available now. The reports were released on September 26, 2016. The PQRS Feedback Reports show your program year 2015 PQRS reporting results, including
