CMS bolstered the emphasis on cost containment by making MIPS Cost 10% of the MIPS score in 2018. Additionally, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 passed last Friday modifies MIPS through the "MIPS Transition Modifications”, and will impact on cost. Cost and utilization performance, as measured by...

Below is our August 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCs of MIPS webinar series, Top 3 MIPS Decisions You Need to Make: A Strategic Perspective. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. Incorporating your organization’s mission/culture into your...

MIPS in 2018 will look different than 2017, so providers should not be complacent. CMS updated the 2018 measure performance benchmarks and there are new MIPS transition rules beyond 2018 as a result of the 2018 Budget Act. How much must a clinician continually improve from year to year to keep up...

Below is our November 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCs of the QPP webinar series, The 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule FAQs: Your Questions Answered. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. In this webinar, our regulatory experts...

Below is our special November 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCs of the QPP webinar series, The 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. During this webinar, our regulatory experts discuss the key...

Below is our June 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCS of MIPS webinar series, 2018 Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. On Tuesday June 20th, CMS released the proposed updates to the Quality Payment Program...

Below is our July 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCs of MIPS webinar series, 2018 Proposed Rule FAQ: Your Questions Answered. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. In this session, our Quality Payment Program experts, Beth Houck, Matt Fusan, and...

Below is our May 2017 webinar from our ongoing ABCS of MIPS webinar series, The Hidden Impacts of MIPS. This monthly webinar is done in partnership with industry news resource HITECH Answers. This month, our Quality Payment Program (QPP) experts discussed how the Merit-Based Incentive Payment...