MIPS group reporting registration period ends June 30 June 21, 2017 CMA, Medicare MACRA, Medicare 0 Physician groups planning to use the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) web interface or the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) patient satisfaction survey data to satisfy requirements of the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) must register by June 30, 2017. Please note that registration is only required if a group chooses to submit data using one of these two mechanisms. Groups do not need to register if they plan to submit MIPS data through other submission methods, such as a qualified registry, qualified clinical data registry, shared savings program accountable care organization or electronic health record. For step-by-step registration instructions, check out the 2017 Registration Guide for the CMS Web Interface or CAHPS for MIPS Survey. Physicians can visit the California Medical Association’s (CMA) MACRA resource center to better understand the payment reforms and to access resources to help with the transition. The center is a one-stop-shop with tools, checklists and information from CMA, CMS, the American Medical Association and national specialty society clinical data registries. Additional information is available on the CMS Quality Payment Program website. Comments are closed.
