Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! 2017 is the “transition” year for MIPS, which means it is easier to avoid the 4% penalty and earn a possible incentive! To avoid the 4% penalty on Medicare Part B claims in 2019, you only need to submit a small amount of data. This first year of MIPS is very scaled down from the past years of Meaningful Use and PQRS participation. Report at least one…
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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! Did you know about the NEW NPI Lookup tool on the QPP website to determine if your are eligible to participate in MIPS? To determine on-line if a provider is eligible for MIPS in 2017: Visit the QPP website at https://qpp.cms.gov/ Click the green CHECK NOW button on the main page Enter the Provider’s NPI and click the green Check Now button MediSYS recommends ALL Medicare…
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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! 2017 MIPS has 3 categories – Quality (60%), Advancing Care Information (ACI) (25%), and Improvement Activities (15%). The more categories you participate in, the better your MIPS score should be! The Advancing Care Information (ACI) performance category replaces the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for eligible professionals, also known as Meaningful Use. For the ACI category, there are several types of clinicians who are not required to…
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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! Who is included in MIPS? In 2017, participation is easier than it has EVER been! You’re included in MIPS if you bill Medicare Part B more than $30,000 a year in allowable charges and provide care for more than 100 Medicare patients a year, and are a: Physician Physician assistant Nurse practitioner Clinical nurse specialist Certified registered nurse anesthetist ***First year Medicare Providers in 2017 are…
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Watch for an IMPORTANT letter from CMS: In late April through May of 2017, Medicare providers should get a letter from the Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes Medicare Part B claims. This letter will tell the participation status of each MIPS clinician associated with the Taxpayer Identification Number or TIN in a practice. Once you receive this letter, please email ehr@medisysinc.com and let us know your participation status! Click below to see a sample letter:…
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Medicaid providers required to revalidate credentials
ATTENTION: Deadline Extended for Accepting Program Year 2016 MEDICAID MU Attestations for Eligible Medicaid Professionals and Eligible Hospitals Medicaid Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Payment Program Update: AL Medicaid has extended the deadline for submitting your PY 2016 AIU or MU attestation to June 30th, 2017. In order to be considered for an incentive payment, your 2016 AIU or MU application must be completely submitted via the Alabama State Level Registry (SLR) before 12:00 midnight CST on…
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February 28, 2017 (Information Provided by Alabama Medicaid) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Medicaid Agency has been notified that Envolve, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene, is ending its agreement as a capital contributor with all five Alabama Healthcare Advantage (AHA) organizations that had planned to operate as Regional Care Organizations this fall. Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar said the AHA organizations have notified the Agency that they intend to end their pursuit of…
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MediSYS Leverages Alpha II Registry to Improve Quality Measure Reporting for Providers Integrated, web-based quality reporting service will provide MediSYS customers compliant reporting for improved quality, efficiency of care TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – January 31, 2017 – Alpha II, LLC, a leading developer of software platforms, software as a service and publications that support the healthcare revenue cycle, announced today it has signed an agreement with MediSYS to offer its Alpha II Registry to successfully collect…
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The Medicare EHR Incentive Programs attestation system will be open from January 3 – February 28, 2017. Providers must attest no later than February 28th, 2017 for the 2016 program year to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. For 2016 Medicare Meaningful Use attestation the reporting period for all participants, returning and new, is any 90-day period in 2016. NEW Attestation Resources: CMS Attestation Worksheets – Providers can log their MU measures for each objective in…
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There are 2 deadlines looming for October 31st, 2016: 2015 Medicaid Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline – The new State Level Registry (SLR) system is open to process Medicaid Meaningful Use attestations for Program Year 2015 and will remain open until October 31st at midnight. Alabama Medicaid will be processing both Adopt-Implement-Update (AIU) and Meaningful Use (MU) attestations for participation year 2015. The link to access the new Alabama SLR is: https://alslr.thinkhts.com/. Medicaid Primary Care Enhanced…
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BREAKING NEWS! CMS has finalized the new Quality Payment Program (MIPS, APM, MACRA). In order to help explain the new program, CMS has created a new Quality Payment Program website http://qpp.cms.gov. This new website will also help to identify the most relevant measures for your practice or specialty. More information coming soon!
