HFMA January 23, 2018
Access to flexible, robust tracking tools that produce a range of actionable data are proving crucial for physicians participating in the primary track of MACRA.
When considering technology for gathering the information needed to succeed in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), provider organizations should think holistically.
“You have to have a system that pulls clinical data from all sources and compiles it around the patient, not just the hospital record,” says Jeffery Gubbels, MD (pictured at right), chief medical officer and vice president of medical operations for Memorial Hermann Medical Group in Houston.
For 2018, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) calls for eligible individuals and groups to participate in MIPS unless they qualify for an exemption...