RevCycle Intelligence November 9, 2017
An industry expert stated that quality measure choices under MIPS will help clinicians understand the program, but deciding on measures is a resource-intensive task.
Uprooting the fee-for-service payment system and changing the way clinicians provide care is no easy feat. With this in mind, CMS designed MACRA’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to gradually ramp up participation and offer eligible clinicians several quality reporting flexibilities.
Part of this MACRA implementation strategy is the “Pick Your Own Pace” participation method. Eligible clinicians can elect to report on just one MIPS quality or Improvement Activity in 2017 to avoid a four percent penalty.
Clinicians also have plenty of options when it comes to selecting which MIPS measure to use. CMS approved over...