by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 23, 2015 | Quality Payment Program
Last week I outlined the penalties for not participating in PQRS. If you haven’t done it so far, you could be looking at a 6% penalty for 2016 or 2017 depending on whether you attested for Meaningful Use of your EHR, not to mention the “Value Modifier” that will kick...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 16, 2015 | Quality Payment Program
Last week I talked about the announcement by the Obama administration that CMS intends to tie 50% to 90% of physician reimbursement to some sort of quality based system by 2018. It’s no secret that we are being waved off the highway we’ve been on for many years onto...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 9, 2015 | Quality Payment Program
In case you missed it, on January 27th the Obama administration announced its ambitious goal to overhaul the way doctors are paid, tying their fees more closely to the quality of care rather than the quantity. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 4, 2015 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Quality Payment Program
Good Morning Everyone, I attended the American Venous Forum (AVF) 27th Annual Meeting last week. For those of you who are not aware of the AVF, here is a short explanation from their website. The American Venous Forum (AVF), is dedicated to improving the care of...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 23, 2015 | Do the Right Thing: Thoughts on Quality, Quality Payment Program
I just finished a chapter on quality measures for the 2nd edition of the Wound Care Certification Study Guide. I tallied up the penalties that a clinician who is not participating in any of the various programs will incur in 2015 and it’s about 5.5% of their Medicare...
