ACR Responds to CMS on MACRA Proposed Rule

On Friday, June 24, the American College of Radiology (ACR) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2016 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models (PFPM) Proposed Rule. The comment letter addresses the effect of MACRA on small and rural radiology practices as well as the following topics: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Identifying MIPS Eligible Clinicians Group vs. Individual Participation Virtual Groups Performance Period Targeted Review Scoring and Performance Standards CPS Performance Category Weights MIPS: Quality Performance Category MIPS: Advancing Care Information Performance Category MIPS: Resource Use Performance Category MIPS: Clinical Practice Improvement Activity (CPIA) Performance Category MIPS: Third-Party Data Submission Alternative Payment Models (APMs) MIPS APMs Advanced APMs Physician-Focused Payment Models (PFPM) Proposed PFPM Criteria For answers to your questions about the MACRA MIPS/APM proposed rule or the ACR comments, please contact ACR Economics and Health Policy Senior Advisor, Pam Kassing (pkassing@acr.org), Economics and Health Policy Assistant Director, Laura Pattie (lpattie@acr.org) or Quality and Safety Senior Director, Judy Burleson (jburleson@acr.org).
Source: American College of Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: news