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QPP: Last day to register for the CAHPS for MIPS Survey reporting option for the 2018 Quality Payment Program
Due to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new Quality Payment Program (QPP) that provides two participation options: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and advanced alternative payment models (APMs). The QPP is an incentive program that requires submission of data to CMS annually. Data submitted for each performance year affects Medicare payment two years later. For the 2018 MIPS quality performance category, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey is optional for groups with two or more eligible clinicians and requires registration with CMS by July 2, 2018. NOTE: Per CMS, the survey is not an option for physicians who participate in MIPS at the individual reporting level, and the survey is not appropriate for practices that do not provide primary care services.
CMS Quality Payment Program
07/02/2018
To find out if you are required to submit data to MIPS or if you are exempt this year, access the online lookup tool on the QPP website at https://qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup and check your group’s status by signing into the QPP portal at https://qpp.cms.gov/login. If you are not exempt and do not participate in MIPS or an APM in 2018, you will receive an automatic 5-percent pay cut on a per-claim basis to your Medicare Part B payments in 2020.
To learn more, click on the CMS link above to access the CAHPS for MIPS Survey fact sheet. For a sample of the survey or list of survey vendors, visit the 2018 Resource Library at https://qpp.cms.gov. For questions, contact the QPP Service Center by phone at (866) 288-8292 or by email at QPP@cms.hhs.gov.
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