{"id":2248,"date":"2016-09-11T16:49:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T16:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saince.com\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:42:20","slug":"cms-launches-pick-your-pace-options-for-physicians-as-part-of-quality-payment-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saince.com\/blog\/cms-launches-pick-your-pace-options-for-physicians-as-part-of-quality-payment-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS launches &#8216;Pick Your Pace&#8217; options for physicians as part of Quality Payment Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2250\" alt=\"money-tightening\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saince.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Money-Tightening-300x225.jpg\" \/>As part of CMS&#8217;\u00a0move to link physician payments to patient outcomes, the Quality Payment Program put in place by CMS is set to begin on January 1, 2017. CMS has shared plans for the timing of reporting for the first year of the program. It allows Quality Payment Program to allow physicians to pick their pace of participation for the first performance period that begins January 1, 2017. During 2017, eligible physicians and other clinicians will have multiple options for participation. Choosing one of these options would ensure you do not receive a negative payment adjustment in 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">First Option: Test the Quality Payment Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">With this option, as long as you submit some data to the Quality Payment Program, including data from after January 1, 2017, you will avoid a negative payment adjustment. This first option is designed to ensure that your system is working and that you are prepared for broader participation in 2018 and 2019 as you learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Second Option: Participate for part of the calendar year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">You may choose to submit Quality Payment Program information for a reduced number of days. This means your first performance period could begin later than January 1, 2017 and your practice could still qualify for a small positive payment adjustment. For example, if you submit information for part of the calendar year for quality measures, how your practice uses technology, and what improvement activities your practice is undertaking, you could qualify for a small positive payment adjustment. You could select from the list of quality measures and improvement activities available under the Quality Payment Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Third Option: Participate for the full calendar year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">For practices that are ready to go on January 1, 2017, you may choose to submit Quality Payment Program information for a full calendar year. This means your first performance period would begin on January 1, 2017. For example, if you submit information for the entire year on quality measures, how your practice uses technology, and what improvement activities your practice is undertaking, you could qualify for a modest positive payment adjustment. We&#8217;ve seen physician practices of all sizes successfully submit a full year\u2019s quality data, and expect many will be ready to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Fourth Option: Participate in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model in 2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Instead of reporting quality data and other information, the law allows you to participate in the Quality Payment Program by joining an Advanced Alternative Payment Model, such as Medicare Shared Savings Track 2 or 3 in 2017. If you receive enough of your Medicare payments or see enough of your Medicare patients through the Advanced Alternative Payment Model in 2017, then you would qualify for a 5 percent incentive payment in 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Saince\u00a0offers healthcare providers a suite of solutions and services to improve and protect reimbursements in an rapidly changing environment. For more information, please call (888) 472 4623.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of CMS&#8217;\u00a0move to link physician payments to patient outcomes, the Quality Payment Program put in place by CMS is set to begin on January 1, 2017. CMS has shared plans for the timing of reporting for the first year of the program. 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