BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 3

How Telehealth Relates to the MIPS Payment Track

As of January 1st, of this year, CMS implemented the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under MACRA.  The QPP offers two payment tracks to eligible clinicians to choose from, MIPS and APMs.   Under MIPS, clinicians must follow the guidelines required by four categories.  Those categories are Quality, Cost, Improvement Activities, and Advancing Care Information.  For the purposes of explaining how Telehealth specifically relates to MACRA and the QPP, we’re going to take a closer look at the Improvement Activities Category and how implementing Telehealth to your practice can help you be successful.For the...

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