The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule is Here The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule is out and you're wondering what it means for you. It’s packed with finalized updates on MIPS, six new MVPs, easier ACO reporting, a new program model, and acknowledgment of the extensive feedback received on multiple RFIs. We’ll walk you through…
Healthcare practices face mounting pressure to deliver better outcomes while managing increasing administrative burdens. The MIPS Value Pathways (MVP) Program offers a solution by streamlining quality reporting into focused, condition-specific tracks that connect quality measures, promoting interoperability, improvement activities, and cost metrics. Unlike traditional MIPS reporting where practices can cherry-pick measures from different categories, MVPs create cohesive pathways that tell…
Register today » Presenter: Amanda Lord, Chief Policy Officer Patient360 Webinar Description: Final Rule was released on October 31st! Are you dreading hundreds of pages of regulatory statute only to find that a few small sections of what was finalized actually relate to your ACO and/or practice? Let Patient360 clear the noise for you during an informative webinar session on Thursday,…
Healthcare organizations face increasing scrutiny from CMS auditors who examine everything from documentation accuracy to measure reporting compliance. The stakes couldn't be higher, with potential penalties reaching thousands of dollars and program exclusions that can devastate a practice's revenue stream. Success in these audits isn't about luck or last-minute scrambling. It's about building systematic approaches to data validation and registry…
The era of cherry-picking MIPS measures is ending. CMS is pushing healthcare providers toward MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), replacing the old "pick your own measures" approach with specialty-focused, thematic measure sets. This isn't just a policy tweak; it's a complete overhaul of how quality reporting works in 2025 (and beyond.) Key Takeaways MVPs bundle related measures into specialty-specific pathways, eliminating…
Healthcare providers participating in the Medicare Value-based Care (MVP) pathway face increasingly complex reporting requirements that can make or break their financial outcomes. Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) have emerged as the backbone of successful MVP reporting, offering specialized measures and streamlined data collection that traditional registries simply can't match. The difference between practices that thrive in MVP and those…
