A Message to the CHITREC Community Regarding Our COVID-19 Actions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes there may be circumstances outside of your control that make it difficult to meet MIPS program requirements. In an effort to reduce burden, they provide the opportunity to apply for exceptions…
While there are hundreds of MIPS Quality measures to choose from, not all measures are created equal. Without a full understanding of the CMS approach to measuring quality, program participants risk putting in a lot of effort for minimal return….
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/preparing-for-a-promoting-interoperability-audit/
Providers receiving Promoting Interoperability Program incentive payments from Illinois Medicaid can be audited by the Office of the Inspector General for up to six years after attestation. With audits continuing on a rolling basis through 2023, the best way to…
Now is the time to ramp up you MIPS 2021 data collection! At the same time, you should start thinking ahead to 2022 requirements. Join us for this webinar to learn more about the 2022 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/a-guide-to-attestation-for-the-2021-program-year/
The 2021 attestation period for Medicaid Promoting Interoperability is now open. The deadline is August 31, 2021, so we strongly encourage participants to complete your attestation process as soon as possible. The sooner you get approved, the sooner you’ll receive…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/zero-to-sixty-reaching-the-mips-performance-threshold/
For the 2021 program year, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) participants must achieve a score of 60 points to avoid penalty. Practices stuck at the starting line who fail to report will receive a score of zero and the maximum -9% negative…
Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program participants are required to demonstrate eligibility through a 30% Medicaid patient encounter volume. While many providers and practices are well above this threshold, collecting the data to prove it can be challenging. Attestations will be…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/charting-a-path-introducing-the-apm-performance-pathway/
If your organization participates in an Alternative Payment Model (APM) such as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), you may be impacted by the APM Performance Pathway (APP) update for 2021. The APP is…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/challenging-stage-3-objectives/
Results from a poll at our recent 2021 Promoting Interoperability Program Updates webinar show that the most challenging Stage 3 objectives are Coordination of Care through Patient Engagement, Health Information Exchange, and Public Health Reporting. Each of these objectives has…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/2021-promoting-interoperability-updates/
Stage 3 is coming to an end in 2021, and the final attestation deadline is August 31, 2021. This early reporting deadline may impact administrative and financial planning related to the Promoting Interoperability (PI) program. Like in the 2020 program…
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