Maligned and misunderstood, the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is under assault, as industry experts are urging officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider repealing the program.
Yet March 31 was when eligible clinicians were to submit their quality data by for the value-based reimbursement program. Delivering an update on MIPS during this episode is nationally recognized revenue cycle authority Lyman Sornberger, chief strategy officer for Capio Partners.
Other segments featured in this episode include:
- News Desk: Larry Field, DO, anchors the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk and presents the very latest healthcare news. Field is the treasurer of the American College of Physician Advisors.
- Coding Report: Senior healthcare coding educator and consultant Laurie Johnson reports on the ICD-10 code proposals put forth during the recent Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
- RegWatch: Leading healthcare technology consultant Stanley Nachimson returns with his popular segment, RegWatch, through which he reports on the latest regulatory changes coming out of Washington, D.C.
- Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions: Dr. Erica Remer foregoes her usual TalkBack segment to help try resolve the latest confusion behind elevated troponins and Type 2 MI.
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