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MACRA Strategies for 2017: Advantages and Disadvantages of Four Options
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 07, 2016
While the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Final Rule was released nearly three weeks ago, many providers and health information management professionals are still analyzing the 2,200-plus pages to diagnose just what it says and how it impacts healthcare. While the fina....
Changes May Be Ahead for Chronic Care Management
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: AHIMA newsletter article | CodeWrite
Publication Date: October 2016
Starting January 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began reimbursing providers for non-face-to-face care provided to Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, per the chronic care management (CCM) services initiative. Despite the fact that CCM has....
How MACRA Changes HIM
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2017
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is widely viewed as one of the most significant and complex changes to Part B Medicare reimbursement in several decades. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Quality Payment Program (QPP) that incl....
Embrace the MIPS Additional Payment Adjustment for Exceptional Performance
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2017
Many healthcare practices are assessing their return on investment for engaging resources designed to improve performance under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program. One area of MIPS, the additional positive payment....
MACRA Strategies for 2018 and 2019 (Update)
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2018
By Michael Marron-Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in February 2018 and was updated on October 24, 2018 to present the latest information on MACRA.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Qu....
MACRA, MIPS, and Advanced APMs: Time to Prepare
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 02, 2016
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule titled “Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment....
MACRA 2019 Update: What to Know
Author: Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2019
By Michael Marron-Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC
On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.1 This document includes policy information for the third performance year of the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP).....
MIPS APMs and How They May Impact Your MACRA Strategy
Author: Bradshaw, Susan R; Krause, Donald G; Marron-Stearns, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2017
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) has created significant and complex changes to Part B Medicare reimbursement. As a result of MACRA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Quality Payment Program (QPP) that includes two reimbursemen....