tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 1

MACRA Update: CMS Eases The MACRA Required Timeline, Makes it Easier to Avoid a Penalty

15 potential ED measures listed in the DRAFT release, but you need only report 6 in 2017. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule released in the fall of 2016 will determine the programs for reporting during 2017. Is your ED ready? MACRA is the law that repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula and changed the way that Medicare rewards clinicians for value over volume. The 2017 MACRA final rule streamlines multiple quality programs under the new Merit-Based Incentive Payments System (MIPS). It also provides bonus payments for participation in eligible alternative payment...

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