2021 Quality Benchmarks

‘Twas the Night Before MIPSmas

Before we put MIPS 2021 to bed for the year, better pay attention to this cautionary tale, or you can end up on CMS’s naughty list despite having been nice all year long. This is a tale of misinformation and confusion that involves two issues impacting your Promoting Interoperability category score and hence your MIPS score.

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MIPS 2021: MIPS Reporting During the Pandemic

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Now that we are in the final MIPS 2021 reporting quarter, there is still an opportunity to finish out the year, not only avoiding a 9% penalty but to achieve an Exceptional Performer score (85 to 100). In this blog, we will expand on the opportunities.

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MIPS 2021 Proposed Rule: The Road Ahead

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CMS released the MIPS 2021 Proposed Rule pertaining to the requirement on August 3rd, 2020. As with the 2019 MIPS Performance Year, the COVID-19 crisis has figured into CMS decision making on what to include in the MIPS 2021 performance year. However, it is evident from the proposed rule that the MIPS program is not going away and will maintain significant negative payment adjustments for non-participation. This blog summarizes the proposed rule for MIPS which is subject to change at time of the final release.