The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is preparing to update eligible professionals and group practices on its plans for 2017 Medicare payment adjustments in an upcoming Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Provider Call on September 24.nnThe call scheduled for later this month — Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: 2017 Payment Adjustments — will focus on the penalties for non-compliance levied against EPs and group practices for falling short of requirements for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).nnCMS applies payment adjustments to Medicare EPs and group practices for their non-participation in these incentive programs during the previous reporting year.nnHere’s what CMS has to say about the upcoming MLN National Provider Call:n
Join CMS experts for the September 24 MLN Connects® National Provider Call to hear guidance and instructions on how individual eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices can avoid the 2017 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) negative payment adjustment, satisfy the clinical quality measure component of the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, earn an incentive based on performance, and avoid the automatic 2017 downward payment adjustment under the Value-Based Payment Modifier.nnVarious scenarios on how EPs and group practices will be affected by the 2017 payment adjustments will be presented, along with a preview of the Remittance Advice messaging that affected EPs will receive in 2017. The call will also reserve time for questions and answers.
nThe hour and half call begins at 1:30 ET on Thursday September 24.nnThis article originally posted to Ehrintelligence.com