Key Takeaways What Is the Ambulatory Specialty Model? Who Is Required to Participate? How Does ASM Compare to MIPS? What Are the Performance Categories? Performance Categories How Payment Adjustments Work What Specialists Should Do Now The Bottom Line If you treat Medicare patients for heart failure or low back pain in an outpatient setting, there's a good chance you've already…
Key Takeaways What's Actually Changing in 2026 The Four MIPS Performance Categories Quality (30%) Promoting Interoperability (25%) Improvement Activities (15%) Cost (30%) The MVP Pathway and What It Means for Your Practice Key Deadlines and Submission Windows Practical Steps to Take Right Now Why Getting Preparing for MIPS 2026 Right Matters Start Strong, Finish Stronger The 2026 performance year is…
Key Takeaways Why MIPS Scoring Is More Nuanced Than It Looks Measure Selection Is Where Strategy Begins Improvement Activities and Interoperability: The Categories People Undervalue Real-Time Analytics Change the Game Building for the Long Term, Not Just the Current Year What MIPS Looks Like in 2026 and Beyond The Role of Technology in Performance-Driven MIPS MIPS Is a Tool, Not…
Key Takeaways The ASM Is a Mandatory Alternative Payment Model It Covers Specific Outpatient Specialty Areas Episode-Based Payments Work Differently Than Fee-for-Service Quality Measurement Is Central to How You Perform Your MIPS History Matters More Than You Think Care Coordination Will Define Success Data Validation Is Not Optional Data Validation Is Not Optional Financial Risk Increases Over Time Review the…
CMS has been building toward MIPS Value Pathways for several years now, and 2026 is the year the framework has enough specialty coverage that most practices have a genuine option to consider. With 27 MVPs available this year, including six newly added, the question for many clinicians isn't whether MVPs exist for their specialty anymore. It's whether switching actually makes…
Trying to figure out how ACOs can align APP, MIPS, and MVP reporting requirements can feel overwhelming. The rules keep changing, and there are a lot of moving parts. If you’re in charge of reporting or just trying to make sense of it all, you’re not alone. Getting these programs to work together can save time, reduce mistakes, and help…
