The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently posted the following new and updated resources on the Quality Payment Program website:
- 2018 Self-Nomination Toolkit for QCDRs & Registries:Offers step-by-step instructions for potential Qualified Registry and Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) vendors to self-nominate to qualify for the 2018 performance period of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program.
- MIPS Specialty Measures Guides for Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs),Emergency Medicine Clinicians, Ophthalmologists, and Orthopedists: Highlights a non-exhaustive sample of measures and activities for the Quality, Improvement Activities, and Advancing Care Information performance categories that may apply to these specialties in 2017.
- Group Participation in MIPS 2017 Guide(Updated): Offers an in-depth overview of how to participate as a group in MIPS. This user guide is interactive for quick navigation.
- CMS-Approved QCDR Vendor List for 2017(Updated): Provides updated contact information for the QCDRs that will be able to report data for the Quality, Advancing Care Information, and Improvement Activities performance categories in 2017.
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS – CMS-Approved Survey Vendor List(Updated): Includes updated contact information for the survey vendors approved by CMS to administer the CAHPS for MIPS Survey in 2017.
- How to Design an APM to Alternative Payment Model (APM) Design Toolkit(Updated): Provides a detailed and comprehensive set of resources to help design an APM.
Additional resources are available in the Resource Library section of the Quality Payment Program website.
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