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26 Jun 2017, 3:01 pm by Wendy Wright (US)
The APM track proposals include new criteria for Advanced APM participation, maintaining the nominal amount risk-sharing standard for an APM entity at 8 percent of the estimated average revenue from Medicare Part A and Part B, and providing more detail on the All – Payer Combination Option, which allows clinicians to qualify for APM incentives based on the combined participation of the clinician in both Medicare and non-Medicare alternative payment… [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 4:31 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS expects nearly 100% of eligible clinicians in Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to meet the Medicare Qualifying APM Participant (QP) standard for performance year 2017 and be eligible to receive a 5% APM incentive payment in 2019 under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) rules. [read post]
9 May 2017, 10:15 am by Tom Kosakowski
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CMS is, however, allowing participants to voluntarily elect downside risk for episodes ending on or after January 1, 2018 in order to qualify as an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) under the separate CMS Quality Payment Program (assuming all other conditions are met). [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 3:56 pm by Edward J. Cyran
  This blog post will discuss the basics of the MIPS and how to qualify for the MIPS in 2017, while our next post will touch on the basics of participation in Advanced APMs. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 10:35 am by Laura Ray
  But Medicare does not pay for APM implementation expenses nor compensate hospitals for increased operational risks under APMs. [read post]
19 Nov 2016, 8:51 am by Edward J. Cyran
  Qualification for the Advanced APM model requires participation in a CMS-approved Advanced APM. [read post]
15 Nov 2016, 1:02 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Advanced APMs included in this pilot program are: Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs); Medicare Shared Savings Program Track 2 and Track 3 participants; Pioneer ACOs; and Oncology Care Model 2-sided Track participants. [read post]
Republican lawmakers may be motivated to revisit the compromise Congress reached on the sustainable growth rate and seek to simplify the pending implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or participation in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM). [read post]
Beginning in 2017, physicians can choose one of two tracks within its “Quality Payment Program” to determine their MPFS update: reporting under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or participation in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM). [read post]
  Thus, even though CMS has at long last issued the final MACRA rule, the specific policies linking MIPS quality reporting and/or APM participation to actual Medicare payment adjustments may still be in flux for several years. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 8:10 am by The Health Law Partners
To avoid penalties and qualify for bonuses under MACRA, physicians must participate in the new Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS, for short) unless they have a substantial amount of their revenue at risk under a qualifying alternative payment model (“APM”) — and the vast majority of physicians do not. [read post]
13 Oct 2016, 8:10 am by The Health Law Partners
To avoid penalties and qualify for bonuses under MACRA, physicians must participate in the new Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS, for short) unless they have a substantial amount of their revenue at risk under a qualifying alternative payment model (“APM”) — and the vast majority of physicians do not. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 5:30 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Participate in an Advanced APM in 2017 – If a practice receives enough Medicare payments or a certain number of Medicare patients through an Advanced APM in 2017, it would qualify for a 5% incentive payment in 2019. [read post]
8 Sep 2016, 2:47 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
” To that end, CMS has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain input on how CMS can partner with states to implement delivery and payment models across multiple payers that could qualify as QPP Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) or Advanced Other Payer APMs to facilitate eligible clinicians in a state becoming qualifying APM participants and earning APM incentives. [read post]
8 Sep 2016, 9:41 am by Evidence ProfBlogger
Baran is a reporter for APM Reports, American Public Media's investigative reporting and radio documentaries project. [read post]
CMS proposes different rules for the Advanced APM “track,” including use of certified health information technology functions and assumption of financial risk. [read post]
18 Jul 2016, 4:26 pm by Edward J. Cyran
 The organizations will also help small practices evaluate their options for joining an APM. [read post]
24 May 2016, 3:31 pm by Tom Kosakowski
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