by Gary Pritts | Nov 15, 2018 | General News, Physician Practices
New for MIPS in 2018 is the “Significant Hardship Exception” for small practices, which exempts them from the “Promoting Interoperability” category. While claiming the exception will reduce cost and labor, practices should do a breakeven analysis to determine if it is profitable to complete the PI category.
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by Gary Pritts | Nov 15, 2018 | General News, Physician Practices
As 2018 comes to a close, and we get ready to report, eligible clinicians need also be preparing for 2019 and the changes it will bring for their practice. Practices should be on the lookout for the following: Weight: Comprising 60 percent of the final score beginning... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Nov 13, 2018 | General News, Physician Practices
Each year, succeeding with MIPS becomes progressively harder. Eagle Consulting is providing a resource, a redlined version of this MIPS rule showing changes from the previous year to aid organizations in maximizing their success under MIPS. It covers the CMS’ 2019 MIPS rule published on November 1, 2018.
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by Gary Pritts | Jul 30, 2018 | Physician Practices
42 CFR Part 2 is a federal law aimed at protecting the confidentiality of substance abuse patient records. It is more restrictive than HIPAA in numerous ways, so you have to be careful with these records should you receive them. Under 42 CFR Part 2, the restrictions... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
As we are moving through through year 2 of the MIPS program, it is imperative that eligible clinicians simultaneously prepare for the next few years and the prospective changes to come. With the release of the proposed rule for 2019, participants can get a sense of... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | Large Providers, Physician Practices
There are four categories to the 2018 MIPS program: quality, promoting interoperability (formerly advancing care information), improvement activities, and the cost category. Though seemingly new to the program for 2018, the cost performance category was being tracked... Read More
