FEATURE: BUSINESS INNOVATION
BY ANNE POHNERT, MSN, BSN, RN, FNP-BC; TAMMY TODD, MSN, BSN, RN, CRNP, CPHQ; AND JULIE DAVIS
Inside Look The Merit-based Incentive Payment System project at MinuteClinic The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 was a game changer for payments to Medicare clinicians by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Most notably, it replaced
CMS’ Sustainable Growth Rate payment system with the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Officially launched in 2017, the QPP rewards high-value, high-quality clinicians with payment increases while lowering payments to those who don’t meet defined performance standards. Its objectives include:
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