Stakeholders in the Medicare value-based care world have without a doubt heard of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), and alternative payment models (APMs).

While the phrase “return to normal” is used in many different contexts, interestingly, it can now also be applied to the maximum payment adjustments that clinicians receive through the Merit-based ...

Although more clinicians who participated in year two of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System will receive a bonus compared to year one, there are less participants overall, the CMS announced ...

The Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) unfairly penalizes physicians caring for a patient population with more complex medical needs, according to a study in JAMA Network. MIPS, the ...

Aimed at improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery in the U.S., the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) presents both opportunities and threats to future ...

A national survey of physicians elicits beliefs regarding how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System domains drive value. Objectives: To understand physician perspectives about drivers of value ...

In a recent post, we reviewed several findings and implications from 2017 MIPS performance data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). One major take-away is that small ...

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, today announced that clinicians ...