Physicians Guide: Briefing QPP MIPS Cost Category and Managed in Finance Program
Under MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act), clinicians can participate in either two payment models, a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), or an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (AAPM), defined as Quality Payment Program (QPP). In MIPs Reporting , eligible physicians are required to submit yearly data to CMS to receive a total score. There are four performance categories, Quality, Improvement Activities (IA), Promoting Interoperability (PI), and Cost, for which data is recorded and analyzed. Today, we are discussing the Cost category and its reporting. Let’s keep going. Cost Performance Category The cost category weighs 15% of the total MIPS score for the performance year 2020. Reporting Requirements CMS doesn’t expect any data submission for the cost category. They analyze the performance by reviewing claims data. The following factors impact the analysis of this performance. Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) Total per Capita Cost Eight episode-bas