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The stakes increased significantly in the MIPS program beginning in performance year 2019 and even more so into 2020. It has become 15x harder to avoid the penalty than in MIPS program year 1. Now, practices need to perform well in at least two categories to stay neutral or earn... read more →

Are administrative tasks holding you back? The importance of pay for performance programs may be overshadowed by well-intentioned efforts to move practices to a streamlined value-based care system while adhering to time constraints within a patient visit. How clinicians use their clinic time has implications regarding quality of care and... read more →

Let's examine why the 2019 adjustments are lower than expected. The 2019 MIPS final feedback has been released and adjustments are lower than expected, even lower than expected with COVID-19 already factored into the anticipated results. MIPS eligible practices and clinicians were eagerly anticipating final adjustment rates up to an... read more →

America’s healthcare system is experiencing a paradigm shift, driven by the need for quality care instead of quantity of care. Providers are encouraged to provide a better, higher standard of care instead of turning a practice into a factory, churning out patients at high volume. As CMS works to shift... read more →

Is your practice overwhelmed with increasing administrative burden? If so, you are not alone.  ReportingMD can not only help reduce administrative burden but also help improve your outcomes, which ultimately leads to higher payment adjustments under several federal and state programs. As our healthcare system transitions from a fee-for-service payment... read more →

The utilization of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic is shedding light on an untapped resource within the healthcare service community. By combining advanced communication technologies, clinical health, and a delivery system across distance, telehealth ensures the distribution of healthcare in a safe environment by assisting and hastening communication between... read more →

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been working to provide as many flexibilities as possible to support practices and clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS has added options to reduce reimbursement, rural health, and provider barriers that might otherwise upsurge COVID cases if flexibilities were not allowed.... read more →

We are currently experiencing a once-in-a-century pandemic that has turned our usual way of life on its head. MIPS reporting has fallen to the wayside of saving lives and maintaining sanity as we work to adjust to a new normal. Practices should understand their options and what could still be... read more →