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MHA 708 - CH2 ST: Alphabet Soups Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions UPDATED!!!
MIPS - ANSWER Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) -
uses Medicare payment adjustments to achieve cost/quality
goals
MACRA - ANSWER Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
Act of 2015 - established MIPS and APMs, replacing the
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
SGR - ANSWER Sustainable Growth Rate - had almost a 30% pay
cut for doctors, patched annually by Congress until MACRA
approval
ECs - ANSWER Eligible Clinicians - may receive payment bonus,
penalty, or no adjustment to Medicare Part B payments in MIPS
Quality Measures - ANSWER ECs must report on at least 6
Quality Measures, including outcome measures, in MIPS
MHA 708 - CH2 ST: Alphabet Soups Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions UPDATED!!!
MIPS - ANSWER Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) -
uses Medicare payment adjustments to achieve cost/quality
goals
MACRA - ANSWER Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
Act of 2015 - established MIPS and APMs, replacing the
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
SGR - ANSWER Sustainable Growth Rate - had almost a 30% pay
cut for doctors, patched annually by Congress until MACRA
approval
ECs - ANSWER Eligible Clinicians - may receive payment bonus,
penalty, or no adjustment to Medicare Part B payments in MIPS
Quality Measures - ANSWER ECs must report on at least 6
Quality Measures, including outcome measures, in MIPS
