AHA Asks CMS to Delay BPCI-Advanced Deadline

Modern Healthcare reported that the American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to “make available more information by March 1 and then delay the application deadline from March 12 to April 16” for the Bundled...

CMS Makes 2017 Performance Scores Available

Eligible clinicians participating in MIPS as an individual who submitted 2017 Quality performance data for MIPS via claims can view their performance scores through the MIPS data submission feature. Claims-based quality measures are calculated automatically by CMS...

Health Care Provisions in New US Budget Act Explained

On February 9, 2018, the U.S. Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Bipartisan Budget of Act of 2018. While the Budget Act primarily provides stopgap funding for the government operations through March 23, the legislation also includes several dozen...

CMS Holds Second BPCI Advanced Forum

The CMS Innovation Center will be holding a second Open Door Forum to answer questions regarding the BPCI Advanced Model and the Application Process on Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (EST). In BPCI Advanced, participants will be expected to...

BPCI Advanced Forum Covers TJR Issues

On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted an “Open Door Forum” webinar for providers interested in the newly announced Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced). This is a new, voluntary advanced payment model to...