Reader question
Medicare Quality Payment Program – Role of Medical Biller
A question sent in by a reader, answered by Gina. Answers reflect her own experience running a billing business and are not legal or billing advice for your situation.
by Aida
(USA)
My question is about the role of the medical biller in this program, and anything that can be shared regarding this program.
Response
For our visitors The Quality Payment Program is a Medicare modernization initiative that encourages providers to adopt technology to improve patient care.
There is up to a 5% payment incentive based on 2017 provider data and how the practice used technology in 2017. If a provider does not participate, there is a 4% payment reduction.
The adjustment reached its statutory maximum of plus or minus 9 percent and has stayed there since; check the current MIPS performance year for the thresholds that apply to you.
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