decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2017 Issue 10 (October)
Cost-category field testing underway for eligible providers.
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Article Overview
This article covers a CMS field-testing program related to the Medicare Quality Payment Program and the MIPS cost category. It explains that eligible providers can review test materials, participate during the stated time frame, and offer feedback on episode-based measures and reporting format improvements. The piece is relevant to clinicians, practices, and coding or quality-payment professionals monitoring CMS measurement updates.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps providers and revenue-cycle or quality reporting teams track upcoming CMS cost-measure development and understand that episode-based measures are being evaluated before broader use in the Quality Payment Program.
What You Will Learn
- What CMS is field-testing for the MIPS cost category
- Who may be eligible to participate in the program
- What broad types of measures are included in the test
- How provider feedback fits into CMS measure evaluation
- Where participants can access their cost reports
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical practices
- Quality reporting staff
- Medical coders
- Compliance professionals
- Practice administrators
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