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A new policy was established in the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule that authorizes CMS to make changes to the MIPS Quality category scoring methodology for any measure(s) that may be significantly impacted by clinical guideline changes or other changes as CMS sees fit. The intent of this... read more →

Explore How Top-Performers Use Information to Actively Manage Commercial Value-Based Care Contracts Wouldn’t you like to get out ahead of your commercial value-based payment contracts and be more proactive? Providers find that value-based contracts are responsible for an increasing share of their revenue. As these programs mature and evolve, we... read more →

Before an organization implements a value-based contract, it must understand that it requires resources to support physicians and the financial objectives of the organization. Value-based care providers are eager to improve clinical outcomes, since these models tie reimbursement to clinical quality. However, the sheer volume of data involved makes it... read more →

How can you identify and avoid these common MIPS reporting mistakes? At ReportingMD we see plenty of reporting and scoring traps when it comes to reporting performance data. As these programs become more complex and the risk of penalties larger, organizations face an ever-steepening climb to incentive payments. Over the... read more →

As the 2019 reporting year draws to a close, practices are focused on ensuring that all 2019 data is ready for submission and primed to earn the highest possible score for maximum incentives. What may not be on their minds is the next, or even subsequent, reporting year(s). It’s time... read more →

Healthcare quality pay-for-performance (P4P) reporting isn’t easy. This truth has existed since the era of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Meaningful Use and continues today in the ever-changing Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track, under the 2015 MACRA legislation’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). If programmatic conditions remained static over... read more →

Your actual clinical performance may not be reflected in your MIPS results. If you’re missing out on important points that will increase your Composite Performance Score (CPS), you may be at risk. Here’s why this is becoming more critical. Each year of the MIPS program, the payment adjustment amounts increase.... read more →

If your practice is reporting quality measures using a specialty specific registry, you are not alone. Here are some factors to consider as we roll into the 2019 reporting year and beyond. Each year of the MIPS program, it becomes more important to earn a higher CPS score in order... read more →