Journal article
Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.76(6), pp.1206-1212
06/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.032
PMID: 28365038
Abstract
As the implementation of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act begins, many dermatologists who provide Medicare Part B services will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Clinicians subject to MIPS will receive a composite score based on performance across 4 categories: quality, advancing care information, improvement activities, and cost. Depending on their overall MIPS score, clinicians will be eligible for a positive or negative payment adjustment. Quality will replace the Physician Quality Reporting System and clinicians will report on 6 measures from a list of over 250 options. Advancing care information will replace meaningful use and will assess clinicians on activities related to integration of electronic health record technology into their practice. Improvement activities will require clinicians to attest to completion of activities focused on improvements in care coordination, beneficiary engagement, and patient safety. Finally, cost will be determined automatically from Medicare claims data. In this article, we will provide a detailed review of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act with a focus on MIPS and briefly discuss the potential implications for dermatologists.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
- Creators
- John S Barbieri - Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJeffrey J Miller - Department of Dermatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PennsylvaniaHarrison P Nguyen - Yale University, New Haven, ConnecticutHoward P Forman - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TexasJean L Bolognia - Yale University, New Haven, ConnecticutMarta J VanBeek - Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa (Carver) College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Vol.76(6), pp.1206-1212
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.032
- PMID
- 28365038
- ISSN
- 0190-9622
- eISSN
- 1097-6787
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984025343502771
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