ACR provides MIPS reporting guidelines

William Doss | | Radiology Business | Policy & Regulations

The MACRA "season opener" has come and gone, and imaging practices can now begin reporting quality metrics in the hopes of receiving a positively adjusted reimbursement. Chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR)'s Commission on Economics, Zeke Silva III, MD, outlines the four reporting options for the first year of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), in a post for ACR Bulletin.

MIPS has four seperate preformance categories, but certain provisions intended to ease the transition mean the Cost and Advancing Care Information categories won't apply to radiologists. Instead, radiologists' score during the first year will be judged on preformance in quality (85 percent) and improvement activities (15 percent).  

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William Doss

As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Will covers radiology practice improvement, policy, and finance. He lives in Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree in Life Science Communication and Global Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously worked as a media specialist for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Outside of work you might see him at one of the many live music venues in Chicago or walking his dog Holly around Lakeview.

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