A Message to the CHITREC Community Regarding Our COVID-19 Actions
In 2017, the MIPS Cost category was collected but not scored. In 2018, Cost measures were weighted at 10% of final score but largely limited to primary care. In 2019, the category weight increased to 15% and Medicare introduced “episode-based”…
Objectives 5 and 6 of Stage 3 in the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program place a heavy focus on engaging patients in their care through online tools. Associated measures include providing access to information, making educational materials available, ensuring patients log…
https://www.chitrec.org/qpp-il/quality-payment-program-of-illinois-faqs/
In updating Meaningful Use (MU) to Promoting Interoperability (PI), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed a clear vision for incentivizing the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). Likewise, high expectations for electronic exchange of “interoperable”…
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Welcome to the Quality Payment Program of Illinois We provide direct support to thousands of providers eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in small practices with 15 or fewer clinicians, including small practices in rural locations, health professional…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/update-on-covid-19-and-the-quality-payment-program/
In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented multiple flexibilities across the 2019 and 2020 performance years for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Flexibilities are primarily designed to allow clinicians…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/2020-promoting-interoperability-updates/
Stage 3 continues in 2020, but the Clinical Quality Measure reporting period has been reduced from 365 to 90 days. As a result, eMIPP will accept attestations during the 2020 calendar year and through the early deadline of 2/28/2021. This…
For many practices, billing processes and reports are more tightly controlled and monitored than electronic medical record (EHR) documentation and dashboards. After all, proper coding is the key to avoiding rejected claims and delays in reimbursements. But did you know…
https://www.chitrec.org/news/webinar/telehealth-in-action-part-2-implementation/
Attendees of part 1 of this webinar series will have learned about the wide range of telehealth solutions, important features and functions, and how to analyze which product is the right fit. Part 2 will address considerations for implementation, including…
With CMS leading the way through emergency rulemaking, the rapid expansion of telehealth has emerged as one of the most significant changes to the healthcare delivery model during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS Administrator Seema Verma’s recent remarks that “the genie’s…
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