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5% Payment Incentive in Limbo for Many QPs

By Renee Dustman

In CMS

Dec 30th, 2019

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Many clinicians earned Qualifying Alternate Payment Model Participant (QP) status during the 2017 performance period of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). But a long list of them are still eagerly awaiting their 5 percent lump sum incentive payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began disbursing the 5 percent APM incentive payment to ...

Check NCDs for ICD-10-CM Code Updates

By Renee Dustman

In Billing

Nov 7th, 2019

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Changes to diagnosis codes mean NCD coding changes. Diagnosis codes changes went into effect Oct. 1, as usual, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) to reflect those changes. NCDs Affected by Updates to Diagnosis Codes CMS notes the following NCD coding changes in Change Request (CR) ...

Big Changes Ahead for MIPS in 2020 and Beyond

By Renee Dustman

In AAPC News

Aug 15th, 2019

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Several changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track of the Quality Payment System (QPP) are outlined in a proposed rule for 2020 revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Most of the proposed changes come as no surprise, but there is one proposal, in particular, that will make a huge ...

Is It Time to Ask for a Raise?

By Renee Dustman

In career growth

Jul 5th, 2019

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released July 3 the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback and final score, which includes all MIPS eligible clinician’s or clinician group’s final scores for last year and payment adjustment factors for next year. Depending on how your clinician(s) did, now may be a good ...

Checklists Facilitate eCQM Specifications Update

By Renee Dustman

In CMS

May 21st, 2019

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The electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications for the 2020 reporting/performance period are now available. Eligible reporting entities should, “Work with your coding department and health information technology (IT) vendor to ensure your systems have been updated to the latest code versions,” during pre-check, advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Do the ...

5% Payment Incentive in Limbo for Many QPs

Check NCDs for ICD-10-CM Code Updates

Big Changes Ahead for MIPS in 2020 and Beyond

Is It Time to Ask for a Raise?

Checklists Facilitate eCQM Specifications Update

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