In our recent article we explored the ways radiology groups can begin to move toward participation in Alternative Payment Models (APM*) as an option in place of working within MIPS under the Medicare QPP. But what does APM participation mean for a radiology practice, and what should radiologists look for to begin moving in this direction?
Categories: MIPS, Quality Payment Program, MIPS participation, radiology, QPP, APM, Advanced Payment Model
When Congress finalized the fiscal 2017 federal budget on February 9, 2018, the bill1 contained some changes that will affect the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) in the coming years. Nothing in the bill changes Medicare payment levels or the MIPS2 reporting requirements for 2018. There is, however, a change that affects the 2018 performance year low-volume exclusion.
Here is a summary of the changes:
Categories: MIPS, Quality Payment Program, MIPS participation, QPP
Converting the US healthcare economy to a value-based model that rewards both quality and cost savings is an objective that still holds bipartisan support, despite the well-known burdens of compliance that many providers have experienced. While some significant voices are currently advocating repeal and replacement of MIPS, others are for "charging forward".
Categories: Quality Payment Program, radiology value building, QPP, quality measures, clinical analytics
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) threw a surprise into the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule for 2018 when it included the Cost Category as 10% of the MIPS Final Score for 2018 reporting. The QPP Proposed Rule issued a few months earlier stated that Cost would be zero-weighted for 2018 as it had been in 2017. So what does this mean for radiology?
Categories: MIPS, Quality Payment Program, MIPS participation, radiology, QPP
During 2016 we worked hard to provide our readers with information and advice that would allow them to maximize their performance under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and therefore to maximize their reimbursement in 2018 under the associated Medicare Value-based Payment Modifier (VM). The results have just been announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and are available in a CMS Fact Sheet.
Categories: cms, value modifier, Quality Payment Program, QPP, quality measures
The regulations that will affect Medicare reimbursement for physician practices in 2018 have been released. They include the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (MPFS), the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule (OPPS), and the Quality Payment Program Final Rule (QPP).
Categories: medicare, medicare reimbursement, MPFS, QPP, OPPS
