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Medical home retains special status under MIPS, APMs proposed rule

by: Richard Scott May 4, 2016

There's no place like a patient-centered medical home. That's what a close reading of the voluminous merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) quality-reporting and alternative payment model proposed rule, issued April 27, tells us about policymakers' delivery model du jour.

MIPS - A silver lining?

by: Julia Kyles, CPC May 3, 2016

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:

MIPS rule proposes changes to quality reporting starting in 2017

Apr 27, 2016

Providers will have fewer quality measures to report and potentially higher bonuses if CMS finalizes proposals in the Merit-based Incentive Payment (MIPS) rule released April 27.

Ga. M.D.s settle with feds for $1.9 million over alleged serial E/M-plus-procedure abuse

by: Roy Edroso Apr 25, 2016

Two Georgia dermatologists will pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that they unnecessarily stretched out simple procedures over several office visits – and billed E/M codes each time.

PQRS tip: Choose the measures that you can report successfully

by: Richard Scott Apr 21, 2016

In March, we shared results of the value-based modifier (VBM) program, which saw winners and losers in terms of 2016 payment rates. Practices that saw a big pay boost (up to +32%) clearly did well on their measures reporting -- and you can seize the opportunity to improve your bottom line as well.

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