HealthIT Answers December 14, 2021
By Joy Rios, Chirpy Bird Health IT Consulting
The MIPS 2022 Final Rule has been released and here is a breakdown of what you need to know about the program, overall and by category.
Overall:
For the 2022 performance year, to avoid a penalty eligible clinicians must earn a score of at least 75 points.
To earn exceptional performance, eligible clinicians must earn a score of 89 points.
At the time of attestation (i.e., in 2023 for the 2022 performance year) CMS has added a statement addressing the Prevention of Information Blocking. All attestors must select “yes” to be eligible for an incentive.
Quality:
Category weight will be worth 30% of the overall MIPS score.
The data completeness threshold will...