Meaningful Use in 2016 and 2017
Meaningful Use is still on for 2016 and 2017. Learn what Acting Administrator has said about Meaningful Use and the MACRA implementation.
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MACRA, the Medicare Access and CHIP Re-Authorization Act, is sweeping legislation enacted in April 2015. MACRA repeals the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula originally enacted in 1997. To control the growth of Medicare costs, SGR is replaced by value-based reimbursement programs. These value-based reimbursement programs include Alternative Payment Models (APMs) such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) and others. For physicians and other providers who do not participate in an APM, the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will reward providers who deliver high-value care while penalizing those who provide low-value care.
Meaningful Use Changes for 2016
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the “Meaningful Use” programs to “Promoting Interoperability”. Once again we are sitting in the beginning of August with the potential for CMS to change program... Read More
Meaningful Use morphs into “Advancing Care Information” under MACRA/MIPS
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the MIPS “Advancing Care Information” category to “Promoting Interoperability”. The MACRA legislation established the Medicare Incentive Payment System (MIPS)... Read More
