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Carefully check status of all providers in QPP and PECOS!

Sep 21, 2022 4:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS, QPP, practice management

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Check all providers in your practice in PECOS to ensure they are associated with the appropriate practice Tax ID number. 

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Is Your Organization Using the Security Risk Assessment Tool?

Sep 14, 2022 3:15:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MACRA, MIPS, QPP

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Join the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on a webinar about the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) tool.

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MIPS Promoting Interoperability: The SAFER Guide Measure

Jul 6, 2022 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS, Promoting Interoperability, EHR

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Whether reporting under traditional MIPS or using the APM pathway, you are required to report data for the Promoting Interoperability Category. One new measure to review concerns the SAFER Guides.

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Medicare Payment Adjustments

Apr 27, 2022 3:45:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MACRA, MIPS, practice management

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If you are seeing changes in reimbursements for Medicare services, it may be related to the sequestration payment adjustments.

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2022 MIPS Promoting Interoperability Webinar

Mar 3, 2022 8:30:00 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS, Promoting Interoperability

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Save the date for a webinar brought to you by our colleagues at Mountain Area Health Education Center

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Deadline for EUC Application Closes 12/31/21

Dec 15, 2021 1:52:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MACRA, MIPS, quality payment program

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Given the public health emergency, participants in the Quality Payment Program may find it difficult to meet the requirements for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for program year 2021.

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​MIPS: CMS Opens PY 2021 Hardship Exceptions Applications   ​

May 26, 2021 5:00:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS

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Applications are now open for the MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception for the 2021 Performance Year.  

Application Deadline: Those interested must submit their applications to CMS by December 31, 2021.   

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​Latest MIPS News… Cost Category Reweighted for PY2020  ​

May 26, 2021 10:51:39 AM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS

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The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) cost performance category weight is 15% of the final score for the 2020 performance period/2022 MIPS payment year. CMS announced the reweighting the cost performance category from 15% to 0% for the 2020 performance period.  

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Quality Payment Program: New MIPS Resources

Apr 28, 2021 12:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in NCDHHS, MIPS, QPP, medicare, Quality Improvement

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New Resources are Now Available on the QPP Resource Library 

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QPP Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Deadline Extended

Jan 6, 2021 2:30:00 PM / by Practice Support Team posted in MIPS, QPP, COVID-19

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Deadline Extended Until Monday February 1st, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET 

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