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Reminder: MIPS Promoting Interoperability Category Reporting Period

The last 90-day reporting period for the MIPS Promoting Interoperability category begins today, Monday, October 3, 2022. The MIPS Reporting Periods for the 2022 Performance Year are as follows: Quality: Full calendar year Cost: Full calendar year Promoting Interoperability: Any 90-consecutive days up to a full calendar year Improvement Activities: Any 90-consecutive days up to a full calendar year Note:…

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MIPS 2022 Course for gGastro®

Check out the MIPS 2022 Course for gGastro® on ModMed U. This course is designed to give overview and insight into MIPS reporting within gGastro. You will learn about the MIPS dashboard and creating your MIPS reports. The course also covers essential provider settings, and some documentation basics, and concludes with some resources that should help you throughout the year.…

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Messages Involving Cannabis or CBD Products Not Permitted in gReminder+™ Tool

Dear Valued Clients: We are writing to make you aware that the messaging services platform provider for the gReminder+™ tool has informed us that a subset of clients has sent messages that market and promote cannabis or CBD products via Reminders. Please note: Messages concerning cannabis or CBD products, marketing or otherwise, are not permitted under our platform provider’s acceptable…

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CMS Change to 2021 MIPS Performance Measures Calculation

On December 30, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released changes which impacted the following MIPS Quality Measures (QM) for the 2021 Performance Period: QM111 — Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults. QM128 — Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan. Measure Truncated QM111 — Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults: CMS…

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MIPS UPDATE – Final Rule for the 2022 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Released.

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule for the 2022 Quality Payment Program (QPP). Below is a summary of some of the 2022 Performance Year (PY) QPP Final Rule changes and updates: Traditional Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Performance Thresholds 75 points to avoid a potential -9% penalty in 2024…

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CMS Announces Updates to 2021 MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy

Dear Valued Clients: We are writing to inform you that on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updates to its 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy due to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic public health emergency (PHE). According to CMS, “Due to the continuing effects of the…

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