Insights

CMS wants your input on the 2026 Proposed Rule for MIPS

Working with the MIPS Consulting team can offer your practice valuable assistance

MIPS readiness – have you created your HARP account?

Important dates for the Quality Payment Program

How routine coding audits can protect your practice

Are you ready to report on MVPs?

Looking ahead for MIPS in 2025 – what has changed, what hasn’t

Uncovering lost revenue in your practice

2025 MIPS Proposed Rule is trying to make it easier on practices

Cost Analytics Service essential for planning for your practice

How can the MIPS Consulting team help your practice?

MIPS reporting is essential for practice’s bottom line

Managing cost is a key driver for value-based care

MIPS versus Advanced APMs – highlights of the different models, and what it could mean for your practice

Do not ignore any email from Guidehouse–it could cost you

Pharmacies

3 ways your distributor can help you prepare for DSCSA compliance

Pharmacies

DSCSA: Are you ready for November 2024?

What you need to know for MIPS submissions in 2023

Community practices need to take immediate action

Practices need to prepare for information blocking rule

Proposed Rule for MIPS 2023 Performance Year: Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activities and QPP Public Reporting

Proposed Rule for MIPS 2023 Performance Year: Quality Category and MVPs

Highlights from the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 – Part 2

Highlights from the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 – Part 1

CMS Announces the Enhancing Oncology Model – Focusing on Value-Based, Patient-Centered Cancer Care

MIPS and your practice’s Security Risk Analysis

MIPS: Tips for practices

Case study: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (large practice)

Case study: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (small to mid-sized practice)

Highlights from the 2022 MIPS Final Rule: Performance Categories - Promoting Interoperability and Improvement Activities

Highlights from the 2022 MIPS Final Rule: Performance Categories - Quality and Cost

Highlights from the 2022 MIPS Final Rule

Radiation Oncology Model: Who must participate

Radiation Oncology Model: Where to Find Information

MIPS Proposed Rule 2022: Improvement Activities

MIPS Proposed Rule 2022: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPS)

Is Your Infusion Center Eligible to Report on MIPS?

MIPS for infusion practices: There's not much time left to consider a submission

The myths around a Security Risk Analysis

MIPS 2021 Final Rule: Promoting Interoperability and Improvement Activities Measures

MIPS 2021 Final Rule: Quality and Cost Performance Measures

Physician Practices

COVID-19 Resources

Physician Practices

How COVID-19 is Altering Telehealth

COVID-19: Relief for Quality Reporting Programs and Provider Enrollment

Physician Practices

Cybersecurity and Working Virtually During the Pandemic

MIPS 2020 Final Rule: MIPS Value Pathways

MIPS 2020 Final Rule: Promoting Interoperability Category

MIPS 2020 Final Rule: Improvement Activities Category

MIPS 2020 Final Rule: Cost Category

MIPS 2020 Final Rule: Quality Category

HICN Use Discontinued, Practices Must Use MBI for Medicare Reimbursement

MIPS: How to Earn Bonus Points in the Promoting Interoperability Category

MIPS: Quality Bonus Points

MIPS: Cost Category Feedback Reports

MIPS: What You Need to Know About the Cost Category

MIPS: 2019 Scoring

MIPS: Direct Messaging

USP Issues Clarification on General Chapter <800> 

MIPS: Opt-In Options for 2019

Participation in the Quality Payment Program

Understanding How Data Can Affect Your Practice Reputation

2017 MIPS Performance Feedback Now Available – and Should be Reviewed

Conducting a Security Risk Analysis

New Proposals Directed at Interoperability and Access to Healthcare Data

Changes in the MIPS 2019 Proposed Rule: Promoting Interoperability

Changes in the MIPS 2019 Proposed Rule: Cost Category

Changes in the MIPS 2019 Proposed Rule: Improvement Activities Category

Just Reporting MIPS is No Longer "Good Enough"

2017 MIPS Feedback Reports are Available– Have You Reviewed Yours?

Physicians Feeling the Increasing Pressures on their Practices

Review Your Practice's 2017 MIPS Performance Feedback–Again!

Physician Compare MIPS Performance Numbers Are Open for Your Review

CMS Looks at Over and Underpayments

MIPS 2019 Commenting on the Proposed Rule

Its Not Too Late to Ask for Help with 2018 MIPS Data Submission

Understanding Your Practice's Responsibility with OIG Excluded Providers

Addressing Your Office Procedures to Combat the Perception of Fraud

High Level Changes for the MIPS 2019 Proposed Rule

Changes in the MIPS 2019 Proposed Rule: Quality Category

Overview of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule

Overview of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule: Evaluation and Management Codes

Understanding the QCDR

Top Ten MIPS Changes from 2017 to 2018 Part 1

Top Ten MIPS Changes from 2017 to 2018: Part 2, Numbers 6 – 10

Two New Opportunities for Bonus Points under MIPS

Practices Should Care About Reputation Management

New Budget Bill Excludes Medicare Part B Drug Cost from MIPS Payment Adjustments

Checklist for MIPS Reporting: Helping Your Practice Organize for a Potential Audit

Specialty Measures for MIPS

CMS Opens Hardship Application Process under Quality Payment Program for CEHRT

Understanding the QRUR for Your Practice

MACRA Update

The Shift to Value­Based Care: Practices and Pharma

Do Not Ignore MACRA – It’s Not Going Away

CMS to Issue new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers Next Year

Taking a Deeper Dive into MIPS – Non-Patient Facing Clinicians

OIG Update for Urology

Is Your Patient Information at Risk

Meaningful Use Audits: The Process and Your Responsibility

Orthopedics: Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement Surgery and Associated Care

CMS Issues Change Request for Unused Portion of Drugs