MIPS and AOA MORE

[jamesd]

I have provided links to training documentation/videos for MIPS and the AOA MORE.  Please contact [e-mail] with any questions.

***NEW PQRS TRAINING VIDEO***

**AS OF 12/31/17, PQRS AND MEDICARE MU ARE NO LONGER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO CONFIRM, PLEASE CONTACT CMS AT 888-734-6433. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS 862708.

TO DISABLE PQRS IN YOUR CRYSTAL SYSTEM, PLEASE GO TO ADMIN - PQRS AND UNCHECK "ENABLE PQRS"**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jhDqsEYLGM

Crystal PM MIPS Training Videos
www.youtube.com/user/TheCrystalpm

MIPS Quick Start Guide
qpp.cms.gov/docs/QPP_Quick_Start_Guide_to_MIPS.pdf

Quality Payment Program
qpp.cms.gov/

Individual or Group Participation
qpp.cms.gov/mips/individual-or-group-participation

MIPS APMs
qpp.cms.gov/docs/QPP_MIPS_APMs_in_QPP.pdf

Advancing Care Information and Improvement Activities Performance Categories
www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/MIPS-ACI-and-IA-presentation.pdf

AOA MORE Registration
www.aoa.org/news/clinical-eye-care/sign-up-now-for-aoa-more?sso=y

AOA MORE Training Video 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2xunZw-dEU

[amanda]

***NEW PQRS TRAINING VIDEO***

**AS OF 12/31/17, PQRS AND MEDICARE MU ARE NO LONGER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO CONFIRM, PLEASE CONTACT CMS AT 888-734-6433. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS 862708.



TO DISABLE PQRS IN YOUR CRYSTAL SYSTEM, PLEASE GO TO ADMIN - PQRS AND UNCHECK "ENABLE PQRS"**
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jhDqsEYLGM

MIPS 2017

If you have submitted PQRS claims to Medicare at any time this year, you qualify for a Test Submission and therefore you will receive a neutral payment adjustment and avoid the 4% penalty in 2019.
(If you have not sent any PQRS claims this year, please be sure to watch the New PQRS Training YouTube video above.)


AOA MORE INTEGRATION (Please be sure to register with AOA MORE)

We are planning on getting started with this in about three to four weeks. Our goal is to reach out to you again, via email, with any updates and information we may have to share for MIPS 2018.

    *In the meantime I would suggest you read the documents and watch the videos we have posted above. To become aware of what to expect next year.*


IF YOU ARE WONDERING IF YOU’RE EXEMPT FROM MIPS 2017 YOU CAN VISIT THIS WEBSITE: qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup


Offices that would like additional information about MIPS I strongly recommend watching a MIPS video ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFYN2H3SJoU ) from our user conference presented by Dr. Peter Cass.


Dr. Cass also runs a compliance company with a MIPS Training Package ( www.shop.practicecompliancesolutions.com/MIPS-Training-Package-MIPS.htm ) available for purchase.


If you have any questions, please be sure to contact me via email at [e-mail]

Thank you,

[ecastaff8]

The AOA MORE BETA training video was recorded in Feb 2017.  Since release of this video, have there been any changes or updates that we need to know about?  Also, CMS has other measures that relate to optometry (AMD, glc 15% IOP reduction, etc which are not included in video);  there are only 9 measures to choose from on the video.  Were these 9 measures chosen by Crystal or by AOA More?   Thank you for your response.

[br]

Jan 18, 2018 11:06:06 GMT -6 ecastaff8 said:

The AOA MORE BETA training video was recorded in Feb 2017.  Since release of this video, have there been any changes or updates that we need to know about?  Also, CMS has other measures that relate to optometry (AMD, glc 15% IOP reduction, etc which are not included in video);  there are only 9 measures to choose from on the video.  Were these 9 measures chosen by Crystal or by AOA More?   Thank you for your response.

Hi Ecastaff8, I was just looking at the PQRS tab and the viewing scale seems larger but likely better since it's more in depth without having to hover.

However, I do have some complaints/suggestions (of course!):

The biggest one is if we could have a way to have the PQRS prompt only happen once, or a button to stop re-prompts with each ICD10 code entered?  I know it has been this way in CPM since PQRS came out, but it's simply not feasible for us to change inputting ANY CPT codes before the very end of the exam.  I would like to not completely remove the benefit of the prompt without having to entirely change how we do things.

Is there a change log to the default PQRS that we could see?  I'm guessing most who are using it have it parsed down to what's relevant to their clinic, and with the updates come a new reset.  While I still have our old preset, it takes quite a bit of time to track down the changes and to "recreate" an updated parsed down and customized preset.  If we have a change log that explained the changes and why they were made ("new law makes Hxx- unnecessary and was removed" for example) I think it would help us to customize it more quickly while making sure we still comply with the constantly changing rules.

Thank you for your help with what is a giant mess of a system! (PQRS, MIPS, etc)

[Kraig]

For all AOA More questions, I would recommend contacting [e-mail]. I'm sure if there were additional changes, they would have been mentioned in her post above. She's extremely busy with phone calls and emails at this time, so her forum participation is likely to be minimal. Email is definitely the best way to contact her. 

Also, as for PQRS, it was my understanding that this ended at the beginning of 2018. If you want to verify and for further instructions, please email Amanda. To disable PQRS, go to Admin - PQRS and uncheck "Enable PQRS".

[ecastaff8]

I did receive notice from Amanda that there are no changes or updates to the AOA MORE video recorded in Feb 2017.  Also, in answer to my question above regarding the 9 quality measures from the video, these 9 are the ones supported by AOA MORE.

[ecadana]

Is there another Qualified Registry program other than AOA More that we could use with Crystal PM and if so who are they?