MACRA, MIPS started Jan. 1

Here is what you need to know, acronym by acronym …

In 2017, CMS will begin implementing its Quality Payment Program (QPP), a titanic shift away from the traditional fee-for-service mechanism and toward a system to reward high quality and low cost. In 2015, CMS announced a goal of 50% of all Medicare payments would be paid through alternative payment models by the end of 2018.

This article was published in Ophthalmic Professional, and written by Corcoran’s Vice President, Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE. To view the entire article in Ophthalmic Professional, click on the link below:

http://www.ophthalmicprofessional.com/issues/2017/january-2017/macra,-mips-started-jan-1