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  • 1.  MIPS Scoring Available!...sort of...

    Posted 04-20-2018 14:21

    I know it's hard to believe at this early date, but I just learned that preliminary (and I can't emphasize that term enough based on my review) MIPS results are available at qpp.cms.gov.

     

    I heard from another non-radiology group that quality measures without previously published benchmarks are not yet properly scored, and I can see that in our data as well.  I imagine it will be a while before CMS is able to come up with those new benchmarks based on 2017 data.

     

    I can also report that, at least in our case, non-patient facing and hospital-based status are not properly factored into the score at this time.

     

    So, probably nothing to get terribly excited about yet, but if you're curious and want to confirm that your data was received, it might be worth taking a peek.  You do have to use your EIDM login.

     

    Dave

     

     

    David Smith, FACMPE  |  Executive Director  |  785.393.8387

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  • 2.  RE: MIPS Scoring Available!...sort of...

    Posted 04-20-2018 14:44
    Dave - we got the notification about this a week or two ago and I checked it out. It was a bit alarming at first, but it's true that ACI is not "moved" to quality since hospital-based, etc is no factored in yet.

    I noticed that our report turnaround time measures (ACRad15, ACRad16, etc) were only scored at a 3 since there is no official CMS benchmark on those. Do you (or anyone) know if that is likely to have a benchmark updated and be re-scored? 





  • 3.  RE: MIPS Scoring Available!...sort of...

    Posted 04-20-2018 14:50
    Agree, there are some very odd numbers at CMS, talking to ACR now about reporting rates that seem completely off for DIR measures.

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    Douglas Kraus CPA
    Chief Financial Officer
    South Texas Radiology Group, PA
    San Antonio TX
    (210) 616-7700
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  • 4.  RE: MIPS Scoring Available!...sort of...

    Posted 04-20-2018 14:50
    As I understand it, measures that didn't have previously published benchmarks will have benchmarks established based on 2017 data, provided there are an adequate number of submissions.

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    David Smith FACMPE
    Executive Director
    United Imaging Consultants
    Mission KS
    (785) 393-8387
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  • 5.  RE: MIPS Scoring Available!...sort of...

    Posted 04-20-2018 17:05
    ​I was also concerned when I access our QPP scores and saw that the quality portion was not re-weighted yet...our group was exempt from ACI due to non patient-facing status.  I put a call into the help desk and was told that final scores will not be ready until July, and that if you disagree with the score use the appeal process then.

    Mark

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    Mark Canada MHA
    Operations Manager
    R.A. Services
    North Chesterfield VA
    (804) 272-8806 ext. 386
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