MIPSperceptions: Study Confirms Doctors’ View of Medicare Program as Burdensome Texas Medicine, June 2021
Medicare Eliminates Cost Category Factor in 2020 MIPS Texas Medicine Today, June 1, 2021
Medicare Provides MIPS Relief Due to Texas Winter Storm Texas Medicine Today, May 27, 2021
Submit 2020 Data Now to Avoid Medicare Pay Cut Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 24, 2021
Review Your Physician Compare Data Now Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 29, 2021
The Customer Is Always Right? Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Have Fans and Detractors Texas Medicine, Jan. 2021
Medicare Freezes Thresholds for MIPS Exemption Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 22, 2021
Help TMA Standardize Quality Measures in Value-Based Care Texas Medicine Today, Dec. 18, 2020
Do Your Security Risk Assessment Before Dec. 31 Texas Medicine Today, Dec.3, 2020
2020 MIPS Data Submission Deadlines Approaching Texas Medicine Today, Dec. 2, 2020
Last Chance to Start Certain 2020 MIPS Reporting Tomorrow Texas Medicine Today, Oct. 2, 2020
Didn’t Get Your 5% APM Incentive Payment? Take Action by Nov. 13 Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 23, 2020
A Social Shift: COVID-19 Disparities Prompt Emphasis on Value-Based Care Texas Medicine, Sept. 2020
Going Nowhere: APM Committee Resignations Cast Doubt on Payment Models' Future Texas Medicine, April 2020
Check For 2019 MIPS Errors, File Targeted Review by Oct. 5 Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 21, 2020
Get MIPS Credit for Participating in COVID-19 Clinical Trials Texas Medicine Today, April 21, 2020
Apply by April 30 to Avoid a 7% MIPS Payment Penalty Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 20, 2020
CMS Postpones 2019 MIPS Reporting Deadline to April 30 Texas Medicine Today, Mar. 23, 2020
Submit 2019 QPP Data by March 31 to Avoid a 7% MIPS Payment Cut Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 23. 2020
Deadline: Claim Your 5% Medicare Bonus by Feb. 28 Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 21, 2020
An Unfair Game: Quality Payment Program Rules Still Stacked Against Physicians Texas Medicine, Jan. 1, 2020
AMA House Rejects MIPS Plan Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 20, 2019
Do Your Security Risk Assessment Before Dec. 31 Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 14, 2019
Learn The ABCs of the QPP With Free CME Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 11, 2019
Get Details About Your 5% Medicare Bonus Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 5, 2019
CMS Finalizes Changes to QPP, Medicare Fee Schedule Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 4, 2019
Fix Medicare Now, TMA Tells Feds Texas Medicine Today, Oct. 1, 2019
More Pain for Small Shops? Texas Medicine, Oct. 1, 2019
Check Your EHR Settings by Oct. 1 Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 30, 2019
File Your MIPS Targeted Review Request by Sept. 30 Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 18, 2019
Yes, You Do Have to Comply With a MIPS Audit Request Texas Medicine Today, Aug. 14, 2019
Will You Get a Medicare Bonus or Pay Cut Next Year? Texas Medicine Today, July 11, 2019
Be On the Lookout for MIPS Audit Request Texas Medicine Today, June 25, 2019
AMA House Punts on Texas Plan to Fix QPP Texas Medicine Today, June 20, 2019
TMA to Congress: Undo Payment Freeze, Help Physicians With MACRA Texas Medicine Today, June 11, 2019
Texans Invite AMA to Join Crusade to Fix QPP Texas Medicine Today, June 4, 2019
False Impression: Medicine Says Medicare Report Inflates Success of Quality Program Texas Medicine, June 2019
Medicine to CMS: Medicare Report Inflates Success of Quality Program Texas Medicine Today, May 1, 2019
Get Awarded For Your Quality Work in 2018 Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 12, 2019
Unfair Playing Field? QPP Scoring May Hurt Physicians Not Hospital-Affiliated Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 11, 2019
How to Avoid MIPS Penalty with Minimal Reporting by April 2 Texas Medicine Today, Mar. 25, 2019
Free MIPS Help from TMF Health Quality Institute Texas Medicine Today, Mar. 22, 2019
Deadline to Submit 2018 MIPS Data is April 2 Texas Medicine Today, Mar. 12, 2019
CMS Working to Correct MIPS Payment Errors Texas Medicine Today, Mar. 5, 2019
Check for MIPS Payment Adjustment Errors Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 4, 2019
Making the CEHRT Switch: EHR Upgrade Required for Incentive Payment Programs Texas Medicine, Jan. 2019
Buying Time: Medicine’s Warnings Prompt CMS to Delay Dramatic Coding and Payment Changes Texas Medicine, Jan. 2019
New Rules, Free CME: 2019 Medicare Payments Texas Medicine Today, Dec. 18, 2018
Review Your Physician Compare Data Before Jan. 7 Texas Medicine Today, Dec. 12, 2018
MIPS Audit? Here’s What You Need to Know Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 15, 2018
Give QPP Feedback, Get MIPS Credit Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 12, 2018
CMS Delays Dramatic Office-Visit Coding Changes Until 2021 Texas Medicine Today, Nov. 2 , 2018
Small Practices Can Get a Pass on MIPS Promoting Interoperability in 2018 Texas Medicine Today, Oct. 24, 2018
Medicare Needs Your Help Creating Cost Measures Texas Medicine Today, Oct. 8, 2018
Medicare Gets It Wrong, Re-Calculates MIPS Scores and Changes 2019 Payment Adjustments Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 18, 2018
Stop Proposed Medicare Changes, TMA Tells Lawmakers Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 14, 2018
75 Ways the Big Medicare Changes Are Very Bad for Physicians and Patients Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 11, 2018
New Options for Medicare’s 2019 Quality Payment Program Texas Medicine Today, Sept. 11, 2018
Physicians Finally See How They Fared in First Year of MIPS Texas Medicine, Sept. 2018
CMS Proposes Big Medicare Changes for 2019 Texas Medicine Today, July 16, 2018
Feds Release Final Medicare Quality Scores Texas Medicine Today, July 11, 2018
How Will Quality Scores Affect Your 2019 Medicare Payments? Get an EIDM Account ASAP Texas Medicine Today, June 18, 2018
Survey Gives TMA a Look Into Your World Texas Medicine Today, May 14, 2018
Confusing Medicare Program Gets Another New Name Blogged Arteries, Apr. 25, 2018
MACRA Corner: TMA Wants To Hear From You On The QPP Texas Medicine, Apr. 2018
Tell the Feds About MIPS Burdens, Prevent a 2020 Penalty Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 23, 2018
The Good, the Bad, and the MIPS Exempt for 2018 Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 19, 2018
Congress Asks, TMA Delivers: 50 More Ways to Fix Medicare Texas Medicine Today, Apr. 18, 2018
Fed Up With the MIPS Burdens? Tell the Feds Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 28, 2018
MIPS is Dead, MIPS is Dead; Well, Not Quite Blogged Arteries, Feb. 20, 2018
Five Things to Know As QPP Deadlines Approach Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 15, 2018
All of a Sudden, One Month Less for Claims-Based MIPS Reporting Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 14, 2018
TMA Takes Physicians’ Grievances to Washington Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 14, 2018
Medicare Payments Cut? Apply for a Reconsideration Now Texas Medicine Today, Feb. 7, 2018
Get a Medicare Bonus With New Bundled Payment Model Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 23, 2018
Very Few U.S. Physicians to See Medicare Bonuses This Year Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 19, 2018
MEDPAC to Congress: Get Rid of MIPS Texas Medicine Today, Jan 12, 2018
Medicare Streamlines QPP Submission Process Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 12, 2018
TMA Convinces CMS to Give Harvey-Affected Physicians a Break Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 4, 2018
Take Action Now to Avoid 2019 Medicare Payment Penalty Texas Medicine Today, Jan. 4, 2018
New Tools Available to Submit MIPS Data Successfully Action, Dec. 15, 2017
TMA Wins MIPS Exemption for Many Harvey-Affected Practices Action, Dec. 15, 2017
Are You Exempt From MIPS in 2018? Action, Nov.15, 2017
New MIPS Option Now Available Action, Nov. 1, 2017
Weigh In on Medicare Cost Measures by Nov. 20 Action, Nov. 1, 2017
Preview Your Quality Performance Scores Before They Become Public Action, Nov. 1, 2017
Security Risk Assessment for HIPAA — and Medicare/Medicaid? TMA Practice E-Tips, Oct. 19, 2017
Are You Eligible for a 5-Percent Medicare Bonus Payment? Action, Oct. 17, 2017
TMA: Federal Legislation Needed to Continue Successful MIPS Rollout Action, Oct. 17, 2017
MIPS Milestone: Last 90-Day Performance Period Starts Oct. 2 Action, Oct. 2, 2017
Do You Have a Medicare Bonus – or Penalty – Coming Next Year? Action, Oct. 2, 2017
QPP Made Simple(r) - TMA Helps Physicians Advocacy Institute Launch Vast MACRA Resource Center Texas Medicine, Oct. 2017
Help for You to Master the ABCs of QPP, MIPS, MACRA Action, Sept. 18, 2017
TMA to Feds: Some Proposed QPP Changes “Costly and Wasteful” Action, Sept. 18, 2017
TMA Seeking Waivers to MACRA Requirements for Physicians Affected by Harvey Action Special, Sept. 8, 2017
Affected by Harvey? You Might be Eligible for a MIPS Hardship Exception Action Special, Aug. 29, 2017
Another Possible Audit, This Time for MIPS TMA Practice E-Tips, Aug. 16, 2017
Are You Receiving MIPS Credit for Your Quality Data on Claims? Action, Aug. 15, 2017
Hardship Exception Applications for ACI Participation Available Now Action, Aug. 15, 2017
Comment Period Open for Proposed Medicare Rules Changes Action, Aug. 15, 2017
On Their Way: New Medicare Patient ID Numbers TMA Practice E-Tips, Aug. 10, 2017
TMF Can Help You Navigate MIPS Improvement Activities Action, Aug. 1, 2017
Here's How to Avoid Medicare Payment Penalties Action, July 17, 2017
TMF Provides MACRA Support for Small Practices Action, July 17, 2017
Get Tech Help Online From TMA Action, July 5, 2017
Have Your Say on 2018 MACRA Proposed Rule Action, July 5, 2017
Build Your Own Payment Model - MACRA-Formed Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Looking for Physician Ideas Texas Medicine, July 2017
MIPS Deadline: Register by June 30 Action, June 15, 2017
You Have MACRA Questions? TMA Has Answers Action, June 15, 2017
Make a Penalty-Free Shift From Meaningful Use to MIPS TMA Practice E-Tips, June 14, 2017
Get Dual Incentives through MACRA, Meaningful Use Action, June 1, 2017
Medicare Further Delays New Bundled Payment Models Action, June 1, 2017
Big Help for Small Shops – TMF Health Quality Institute Wins Award to Help Small Practices Texas Medicine, June 2017
MIPS-Exempt? Check Online Action, May 15, 2017
Are You MIPS Exempt? Word Coming Soon Action, May 1, 2017
Avoid the 2019 MACRA Penalty With Minimal Reporting TMA Practice E-Tips, Apr. 27, 2017
Quality Improvement: Practice Awards and Free Webinars Action, Apr. 17, 2017
Update: Medicare Delays New Bundled Payment Models Until 2018 Action, Apr. 3, 2017
How to Submit the Bare Minimum to Avoid 2019 MIPS Penalty Action, Apr. 3, 2017
Feds Award $100 Million in MACRA Help to Small, Rural Practices Action, Mar. 1, 2017
MACRA: Propose Your Own Physician-Focused Payment Model Action, Feb. 15, 2017
Confused About Quality Reporting? Get Help From TMF and TMA Action, Feb. 15, 2017
MACRA: Review Your Options for Medicare's New Quality Payment Program Action, Jan. 17, 2017
Only Nine Days Left to Become an Accountable Care Leader Action, Jan. 5, 2017
MACRA: Easing the Pain? Texas Medicine, Jan. 2017
TMA Wins MACRA Improvements, Wants More Action, Dec. 15, 2016
Register for Live Event on MACRA and the New Quality Payment Program Action, Dec. 15, 2016
MACRA Penalties Reprieve Makes Accountable Care Program Essential Action, Dec. 15, 2016
Navigate Health Care’s Rocky Future as a TMA Accountable Care Leader Action, Dec. 1, 2016
Webinar Gives Overview of MACRA 2017; Register Now Action, Dec. 1, 2016
Check Your EHR Certification Compliance for Meaningful Use, MACRA Action, Nov. 1, 2016
Heads Ups: New and Notable From Medicare TMA Practice E-Tips, Oct. 28, 2016
Six Ways to Become a Better Collaborator TMA Practice E-Tips, Oct. 18, 2016
Final MACRA Rule Includes Real Improvements Action Special Issue, Oct. 17, 2016
5 Steps to Prepare for MACRA Now Texas Medicine, Oct. 2016
Learn From the Experts Texas Medicine, Oct. 2016
Feds Announce First-Year Break on MACRA Penalties Action Special Issue, Sept. 9, 2016
MACRA: Fix or folly? Texas Medicine, Sept. 2016
Is MACRA Worth Your While? Action, Sept.1, 2016
MACRA Makes Medicare Opt-Out Changes TMA Practice E-Tips, Aug. 17, 2016
TeleTown Hall Meeting Answers Texas Physicians’ MACRA Questions July 2016
Bracing for MACRA, Texas Medicine, July 2016
Medicare Man Enters the Maw of MACRA Malcontent, Blogged Arteries, June 30, 2016
Make a New Plan, Stan: Physicians Offer 50 Ways to Better MACRA TMA News Release, June 27, 2016
MACRA: Not What Congress Ordered, by TMA President Don R. Read, MD. From KevinMD, June 21, 2016
MACRA: Good, Bad, or Downright Ugly for Physicians? Action, June 1, 2016
MACRA: Weigh In on New Patient Relationship Categories Action, May 2, 2016
Quality Made Easier Texas Medicine, April 2016
TMA Tells Feds How to Develop Quality Measures Action, Mar. 15, 2016
Help Shape Medicare's Quality Measure Development Plan Action, Feb. 16, 2016
Navigating Value Based Care Texas Medicine, Dec. 2015
TMA Says Future Medicare Requirements Are Wasteful, Costly Action, Dec. 1, 2015
How Will Your Practice Thrive in Post-SGR Medicare? Action, Nov. 2, 2015
Tell CMS What You Think of MACRA Action, Nov. 2, 2015
AMA, TMA Tell Feds to Speed Up Release of MACRA Funds Action, Oct. 15, 2015
SGR Is Gone. Now What? Texas Medicine, Sept. 2015
Medicare Payments to Physicians Increased 0.5 Percent on July 1 Action, July 15, 2015
R.I.P. SGR Texas Medicine, June 2015
AMA Provides SGR Repeal Bill Summary, Timeline Action, May 15, 2015
Huge Victory for Medicine: No More SGR! Action, Apr. 15, 2015
Your Guide to Medicare Value-Based Care Texas Medicine, Apr. 2015