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Practice Fusion · July 27, 2016
HHS Announces $20 million in funding to help small practices get ready for the quality payment program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they will support small practices in the 2017 launch of the Quality Payment Program with significant funding of $20 million to support individual or small group practices of 15 clinicians or fewer. These funds will...
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Practice Fusion · June 28, 2016
CMS broadens MU Eligible Professionals with Eligible Clinicians
As part of implementing MACRA regulations, CMS has outlined a plan to streamline existing Medicare programs like Meaningful Use, PQRS, and the Value Based Payment Modifier program in 2018 and combine many of their components into a single framework called the Quality Payment Program. The...
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Practice Fusion · June 14, 2016
Four ways to get ready for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) introduced by MACRA
The first performance year for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) begins in January 1, 2017. It’s important to prepare now to earn up to 12% more on your Medicare Part B payments and avoid future penalties. Here are four ways to get started:
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Practice Fusion · June 13, 2016
What is MACRA and MIPS?
What is MACRA? What is MIPS? What should I be doing now to get ready? What is MACRA?
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Dr. Richard Loomis, MD · April 29, 2016
MACRA update: HHS proposes plan to replace Meaningful Use with Advancing Care Information in 2017
Practice Fusion is committed to helping all our providers meet quality reporting requirements and stay up to date on the latest policy changes. In this post, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Loomis weighs in on the proposed MACRA rule that will replace Meaningful Use, which...
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