Key Notes for the Week of
10/06/2017
ICD-10 for 2018
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY
2018 (October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018) is now effective.
MIPS - APMS
In the 1,052-page proposed rule,
there are three prime examples of CMS regulatory flexibility, including a
financial sweetening of MIPS for physicians in small practices who are
struggling to adopt the new payment system:
- More
physicians will be exempt from MIPS as the threshold for inclusion is
increased from 100 patients or $30,000 in Part B payments to 200 patients
or $90,000 in payments.
- Physicians
will be able to participate in MIPS through Virtual Groups—working with
other small practices to combine their administrative costs.
- Physicians
in small practices will receive extra "bonus" points within the
Composite Performance Score for MIPS to recognize their value to
communities where they practice.
Florida Medicaid
In October 2015, CMS
released a final rule that modified the requirements for
participation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs for
years 2015 through 2017 as well as in 2018 and beyond.
In 2018, all providers
will be required to participate in Stage 3 regardless of their prior
participation. Moving all participants to a single stage of meaningful use aims
to reduce the program’s complexity and simplify reporting requirements.
For more information contact us at: Paul G. Silverio-Benet
Phone:
305-975-1171
Email: sbhealthcaremgmnt@gmail.com
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