Determine whether you meet the low threshold for MIPS exclusion with 3 FAQs

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Article Overview

This article summarizes subscriber questions about CMS’s MIPS pick-your-pace approach and the low-volume threshold used to determine which practices may be excluded from reporting in 2017. It is aimed at clinicians, practices, and coding/reporting staff who need a quick orientation to the general reporting requirements and the categories of patients and claims involved.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers quickly assess whether the article is relevant to their Medicare reporting workflow and understand the broad CMS guidance discussed without exposing the premium details.

Article Sections

  1. Ask Part B News

    Introductory context identifying the article as a subscriber FAQ tied to CMS reporting guidance and low-threshold eligibility questions.

  2. FAQ: Medicare Advantage patients and MIPS claims-based reporting

    Discusses which patient populations are included in the reporting context described in the article.

  3. FAQ: Low-volume threshold calculation

    Summarizes the general threshold concept used to determine whether a clinician or group may be excluded from reporting under the CMS policy discussed.

  4. FAQ: Submitting MIPS quality measures on paper claims

    Covers the reporting format considerations mentioned for practices that use claims-based quality reporting and paper claim workflows.

What You Will Learn

  • The general purpose of CMS’s pick-your-pace approach for MIPS
  • What the article addresses about low-volume threshold eligibility
  • Which broad patient population is discussed in relation to claims-based reporting
  • What the article says about claims-based quality reporting in a paper-claim workflow

Who Should Read This

  • Physicians and other MIPS-eligible clinicians
  • Medical practice administrators
  • Coding and billing staff
  • Quality reporting staff

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