We've been poring over the proposed quality payment rule since it was released last week. There's a lot going on in the rule, but we've already found a silver lining, of sorts:
Claims-based reporting for the quality section of MIPS will not go away next year.
For years, industry experts have noted that CMS doesn't care for claims-based reporting and warned that the agency was looking for ways to shift providers to other reporting methods. Some speculated the switch to MIPS would mark the end of claims-based reporting. But at least for the first year of MIPS, claims-based reporting for quality will stay.
To learn more about the quality payment program that will start next year, check your inbox for your Part B News email tomorrow, watch this space for more on MIPS and mark your calendar: on June 15, 1-2:30 p.m. ET, we'll hold a webinar that will get you ready for the new payment paradigm.