CMS outlines MIPS quality measure reporting requirements and scoring

Providers should brush up on their MIPS knowledge and review reporting as the first quarter of 2018 draws to a close. To assist providers required to report data under MIPS, CMS released a fact sheet on April 5 that discusses how providers can participate in the quality performance category in 2018. The quality performance category is worth 50% of providers’ final MIPS score for 2018, and providers who demonstrate improvement from their performance in the category in 2017 could earn bonus points this year.

Providers must choose six quality measures, including at least one outcome measure or another high-priority measure if none of the outcome measures are applicable, from the more...