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October 2, 2016

How to Fly Your ENT Practice Over MIPS with an Advanced APM

While independent ENT practices are uncertain with the upcoming changes to the regulations – yours might be exempt. The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, aka, MIPS, has clear-cut criteria.Only those ENT clinicians who bill for Medicare Part B (otherwise known as the Physician Fee Schedule) -- or Critical Access Hospital (CAH)…

September 25, 2016

MIPS or APM? 4 Tips on the Best One for Your ENT Practice

MIPS vs APM - it’s your choice. The “Quality Payment Program” is the umbrella term for two tracks under MACRA—the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track and Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) track.Every ENT Medicare practitioner will be asked to choose between the two. Both MIPS and APMs will reimburse…

September 18, 2016

MIPS: Payment — Not Penalty. How to Raise CPS with EHR

The prospect of “performance scores” has raised questions among ENT physicians. Every independent practitioner has concerns about the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, aka, MIPS, and how it will affect Medicare reimbursements.Your Composite Performance Score (CPS) will determine whether you get financial rewards – or penalties.You can earn significant financial rewards…

September 11, 2016

How To Best Prepare Your ENT Practice for MIPS Scoring?

MIPS is shaking up the healthcare system, and ENT physicians are among the thousands of practitioners wondering, “How will we be scored?” A physician performance scoring system is central to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (aka, MIPS). These scores will drive the new Medicare value-based reimbursement program. Every point will count…