Physicians Practice August 1, 2017
Regional and state health information exchanges (HIEs) have played an important role in delivering pertinent data at the point of care to better inform clinicians about their patients. This, in turn, has helped cut down on the number of unnecessary tests and treatments. Now many of them are building on the trust they have established to help physicians with their MIPS reporting under the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Quality Payment Program (QPP), under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
“When the MACRA legislation first rolled out, I thought, here is our opportunity to step up to the plate,” said Deb Bass, executive director of the Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII).
In response, the HIE set out...