MACRA is almost upon us! We’ve written at length about all the ins and outs of this new rule, but we wanted to take a moment to review 5 of the most important things to know about MACRA and what this year will look like. Read on! #1: The Quality Payment Program Who qualifies? Providers […]
As the value-based care trend continues, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) will face a variety of challenges. But what do these challenges look like, and how will value-based care affect the future for CRNAs? Read on to learn more. Proper Valuation Currently, the trend is to move away from fee based service and toward bundled […]
For Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), full practice authority is one of the most important issues when it comes to job satisfaction. According to evidence dating back to 2000, CRNAs have provided high quality, cost efficient, safe anesthesia care equal to that of anesthesiologists. But there’s a new rule on the horizon related to Veterans […]
In our ongoing series about MACRA and what to expect in 2017, there’s one more category of MIPS that we want to cover: the Cost (or Resource Use) category. Read on to learn more about the MIPS cost category and what it will mean for practitioners. The MIPS Cost Category: What It Is When CMS […]
MACRA begins January 2017, and chances are, you’ve heard a lot about it – and the accompanying MIPS. But MIPS is complicated, and in order to fully understand it, you’ve got to break it down into sections. Here, we’ll look at the MIPS Clinical Practice Improvement Activities category and find out what to expect in […]
You’ve heard a lot about MACRA and its impending January 2017 start date, and you’ve probably heard a lot about MIPS, too. But there’s a lot to know about MIPS, and it can seem overwhelming when you’re trying to run your practice and learn about new laws at the same time. Here, we’ll look at […]
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one pathway of upcoming MACRA’s Quality Payment Program. One of MIPS’ four components is the “quality” category, which ultimately comprises 50% of a provider’s MIPS score. But what is the MIPS quality category, and how does it work? Below, we’ll take a closer look at the MIPS quality […]
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is one of two pathways in MACRA’s Quality Payment Program. Most anesthesia providers will be eligible for MIPS participation and will have their MIPS score calculated, as MIPS applies to all Medicare Part B physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Here, we’ll talk more about […]
Physicians spent years trying to get Congress to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which made adjustments to physician reimbursement based on shifts in Gross Domestic Product – and, over time, resulted in massive payment cuts to doctors. After a lot of patching and ho-humming about the situation, Congress finally repealed the SGR formula […]
For any practice, medical billing is a time-consuming, often confusing process with ample room for error and rules that change regularly. Here, we’ll look at three reasons medical billing is so difficult to keep up with. Reason #1: Ever-Changing Rules One of the main frustrations of medical billing is that the rules always seem to […]
