Healthcare DIVE October 3, 2017
Most clinicians are still not prepared for CMS’ Quality Payment Program.
The implementation of MACRA is purposely paced to allow providers the time to understand what is required of them and what choices they should make to comply, but with changes this large, many in the industry remain concerned about their readiness — and their colleagues’.
Monday marked the deadline for clinicians opting to only submit 90 days of quality data to start collecting performance data for the Quality Payment Program’s (QPP) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The data must be handed over to the CMS by March 31, 2018.
While some clinicians have been collecting data since the start of the year, many are still struggling to understand...