from WebPT
Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)—the forthcoming payment mechanism that will provide annual updates, based on performance in quality, resource use, clinical practice improvement activities, and meaningful use of an electronic health record system—has two main questions that surround it for therapy professionals: whether or not all physical, occupational, and speech therapists need to report, and if there is a penalty, how to avoid it. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC, over at WebPT breaks down what you can actually expect in terms of MIPS, without any over-dramatization or scare tactics.
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