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As value grows, small practices struggle with IT adoption, risk sharing

by: Richard Scott Dec 12, 2016

Investments in health IT and financial risk-sharing are two big obstacles standing in the way of many small practices getting on board with value-based payment models, states a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Submittingcompleteinformationforthe informal review request doesn't have to be a squeeze.

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Dec 5, 2016

You have until Dec. 7 to dispute physician quality reporting and value-based modifier pay cuts. As Part B News has reported, the requests should be detailed because this is a provider or practice's only chance to convince CMS to take a second look at its decision. However, a subscriber noted that there is a character limit for the narratives that can be submitted with the requests and asked if there were any work-arounds. As it turns out, there are.

Procrastinators rejoice: CMS extends informal review request deadline

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Nov 30, 2016

Practices that meant to - but never got around to - filing an informal review request to dispute a physican quality reporting or value-based modifier pay cut still have time. CMS announced today that it will extend the informal review request deadlines to Dec. 7.

Slavitt: 3 reasons the election won't change the quality payment program

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Nov 15, 2016

Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for CMS, noted that he is receiving a lot of questions about how the election will impact the quality payment program during a CMS call on the final rule for the quality payment program, Nov. 15.

Reaction shot: What the industry is saying about the QPP final rule

by: Richard Scott Oct 18, 2016

By now you've likely caught wind of the small, 2,400-page final rule CMS issued Oct. 14 that puts a finishing touch or two on CMS' new era of quality reporting and value-based payments.

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