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2022 MIPS changes are here
The MIPS program comprises the cost, quality, improvement activities (IA), and Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance categories.
2022 Quality Measures: Allergy/Immunology Specialty Measure Set
The traditional Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) comprises four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability (PI), and Improvem…
More proposed changes to the QPP
Last July the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule recommending a number of change…
How will the proposed MIPS changes affect you?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule recommending a number of changes to the Q…
Apply for MIPS COVID-19 Exceptions
Are you required to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2021? If so, you can opt out and avoid a potential 9% penalty by completi…
New CMS MIPS cost measure will impact allergists
The Advocacy Council recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about a proposed Asthma/COPD cost measure in the Cos…
Proposed QPP and MIPS changes for 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a number of changes to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the Merit-based Incentive Paymen…
Need 2020 MIPS flexibility?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced physicians have the option to opt-out completely or partially from the 2020 Merit-based Incentiv…
CMS releases MIPS physician performance report
MIPS UpdateThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a report on performance by physicians under the Merit-based Incentive Payment…
CMS announces three major changes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced it will begin to implement major changes to electronic health records’ (EHRs)…
