Check out this article about how the lack of preparedness could hurt physicians financially, even with the new flexibility shown by CMS.
nnAs a group, doctors are ill-prepared to meet the requirements of a law that will change the way they are paid, shows a survey of a thousand physicians by the American Medical Association and Big Four auditing firm KPMG.nnThat lack of preparedness could hit them in the pocketbook, even amid new flexibility shown by CMS in last week’s proposed changes that would delay mandatory reporting data for another year and reduced reporting burdens for small physician practices.nnPhysicians must choose one of two reimbursement tracks under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). One, known as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, is where most physicians will start, but some will participate in approved Advanced Payment Models (APMs) that will reward physicians with as much as 5% annual payment bonuses in return for taking more upside and downside risk based on value measures.nnIn either scenario, physicians rate themselves as less prepared than they should be, with half calling MACRA requirements “very” burdensome, according to the survey.nnMore than 56% of those surveyed still planned to participate in the MIPS program in 2017, while 18% are expected to quality for higher and more stable payment as an APM participant.n
nThis article was originally posted on HealthLeadersMedia.com