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Study Shows Providers Can Improve Quality Reporting with HIE Data

Date: May 21st, 2021

Topics: HIE, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Quality Reporting

Many healthcare providers strictly use local data and their certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) to report quality measures for programs such as Promoting Interoperability (formerly Meaningful Use) and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). A recent study from Diameter Health and KONZA sought to uncover whether integrating data from other sources like Health Information Exchange (HIE) contributes to improved clinical quality measures reporting.

MIPS Eligible Clinicians Can Start Submitting Data for 2018 through April 2

Date: January 15th, 2019

Topics: Transformation Support Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program.

2019 QPP Final Rule Summary

Date: November 2nd, 2018

Topics: MACRA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP)

The 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule was released yesterday. For those of you who don’t have time to read the final rule’s 2,400 pages, CORHIO’s Transformation Support Services Manager Lauren O’Kipney has created the following summary.

In the MIPS program? Participating in the CORHIO HIE can help you meet key measures.

Date: December 6th, 2017

Topics: MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

As you prepare to participate in the full MIPS track next year, you’ll need to improve your chances of a high score in the four performance categories of Quality, Cost, Improvement Activities and Advancing Care Information. Participating in the CORHIO health information exchange can help with Advancing Care Information (ACI), which replaces Meaningful Use for Medicare participants, and Improvement Activities.

Recorded Webinar: Steps to be Successful in MIPS in 2017

Date: March 24th, 2017

Topics: MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

In a new webinar, Erin Dormaier, CHTS – IM, PCMH CCE, CORHIO Transformation Support Services Manager, breaks down your reporting options for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which is one track of the Quality Payment Program that is part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). She provides tips on successful reporting for the following categories (which are likely to include things your organization is already doing).

Our Take on the Recent Meaningful Use News

Date: January 20th, 2016

Topics: Meaningful Use, MACRA, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

We live and breathe Meaningful Use every day. Here’s what we think about all the hoopla. Anyone following the Meaningful Use program has heard the latest – Andy Slavitt, acting CMS administrator, made some interesting comments about the program at a conference in mid-January.