Not all measures are created equally.
Most Measures is worth up to 10 points with the following exceptions
Measures that are topped out are worth up to 7 points
Measures that do not have benchmarks are worth up to 3 points
When you look at a measure you tend to look at your performance. But as you can see a performance of 100% can score you 10, 7 or 3 points, depending upon the measure.
When planning for quality reporting, you need to start with measure selection, and you want to select measures that give you the best opportunity to score a full 60 points in quality. When you select Registry Clearinghouse at your quality reporting partner you are selecting a team that understands the measure selection process and can help you determine which measures to select and incorporate into your daily workflow.
We Work With You
We offer much more than quality reporting, our consultants will with your organization and consider:
- Which Measures your current EHR supports
- The nature of your practice and the burden associated with each measure
- The benchmarks associated with each measure
We then work with you to select the measures, incorporate the measures into your workflow and develop methods of monitoring your progress with each measure over the reporting period.
It is important to realize that not all practices and organizations are the same. Other factors to look at include:
Are you a single specialty practice or a multi-specialty practice?
For single specialty practices all of the doctors can select the same quality measures and incorporate them into their workflows creating uniformity across the organization. Single specialty practices will typically want the group reporting option. For multi-specialty practices, measures that work well for one specialist may not work well for another. Multi-Specialty practices may elect to report as individuals.
Other Things to Consider
When considering group v individual reporting there are other items to consider. New practitioners are excluded from the MIPS bonus and penalty for the first years of practice, unless they become part of a group and report with the group. When they report as part of the group, they will immediately experience the group bonus or penalty.
To complicate matters even further there is the question of return on investment. Your financial bonus is based upon your Medicare Part B payments. If you have a high level of Medicare Part B patients in your practice, the bonus or penalty in the MIPS program will have a much higher impact than if you do not have a significant income from Medicare Part B. This must be factored against the time and effort to report and the cost of reporting.
When you engage with Registry Clearinghouse, you are working with professionals who are aware and understand all of the nuances of quality reporting and you have a team who can help you explore your potions and make the decision that makes the best financial sense for you.