As a QPP resource center, Telligen helps small practices transition to the new program and meet reimbursement goals. Our resource center quality reporting experts can provide assistance with the following: Determine your QPP eligibility Assess readiness, set your goals, and pick … Continued

You know the old saying, “the only constant in life is change?” This is especially true in health care where reform and technology bring constant change (e.g., PQRS, VBM, MU, MACRA, MIPS, and APMs). Constant change and endless, complicated acronyms. This … Continued

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a contract to Telligen to help small practices in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota prepare for and participate in the new Quality Payment Program, established by the Medicare Access … Continued

Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) is the brand new category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and counts for 15% of an eligible clinician’s MIPS score in year 1 of CMS’ Quality Payment Program. All MIPS eligible clinicians can participate … Continued

As the healthcare payments continue to evolve, physicians are being incentivized to move towards new approaches that emphasize quality and value. Under MACRA, these new approaches, also known as Alternative Payment Models (APMs), are set to replace the FFS model … Continued

QPP, APMs, MIPS, CPIA…there are enough acronyms revolving around the MACRA rule to make your head spin! We’ve compiled a starter list for you that seeks to make some sense out of this alphabet soup – but hopefully in a … Continued

MACRA QPP FAQs In 2017, physicians across the country will be revamping the way they deliver care as a result of legislation passed last year, the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, or MACRA. In addition to Medicare, … Continued

MACRA replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) with the Quality Payment Program (QPP) to incentivize value and quality over quantity. This framework will more quickly move us away from a healthcare system that pays for volume to one that rewards … Continued

For eligible clinicians, the MACRA countdown clock is ticking, and the January 1, 2017 performance period is just around the corner. To ease the transition, Telligen quality reporting experts are here to help. In this webinar recording, Dr. Paul Mulhausen, Chief  Medical Officer, … Continued

In April, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, a game-changing, bipartisan piece of legislation that significantly alters how physicians are reimbursed from the federal government. MACRA replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate with a payment … Continued