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CMS holds physicians harmless from MIPS penalties amid COVID-19 PHE

CMS to Apply MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the 2020 Performance Period in Response to COVID-19; Reopens Application Today, CMS announced it will hold physicians harmless from up to 9% MIPS penalties due to the significant disruptions of the COVID-19 public health emergency on physician practices’ performance in 2020.  The Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Hardship Exception policy will be automatically applied to ALL MIPS eligible clinicians who do not submit any MIPS data for the 2020 performance period and avoid a 2022 payment penalty. CMS is also reopening the ...

The MIPS 2019 Data Submission Period is Now Open

The MIPS 2019 Data Submission Period is Now Open   MIPS Eligible Clinicians Can Start Submitting Data for 2019 through March 31 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2019 performance period of the Quality Payment Program. Data can be submitted and updated from 10:00 a.m. EST on January 2, 2020 until 8:00 p.m. EDT on March 31, 2020. Please note, the data submission period through the CMS Web Interface for ACOs and pre-registered groups and virtual ...