decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2023 Issue 8 (August)
Quality reporting: Make sure the MVP fits your clinicians, run traditional MIPS as a backup
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Article Overview
This article summarizes CMS guidance on the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Value Pathway (MVP) program and its relationship to traditional MIPS reporting. It is aimed at clinicians, group practices, specialty practices, and quality reporting staff who need to evaluate whether an MVP fits their scope of care and understand the general participation and scoring framework discussed in a CMS webinar. The article covers the optional nature of MVPs, the availability of multiple MVPs for the reporting year, how CMS views concurrent MVP and traditional MIPS participation, and broad questions raised by webinar attendees about reporting requirements and scoring outcomes.
Why This Topic Matters
Practices deciding how to approach quality reporting need to know whether an MVP is clinically appropriate and how it interacts with traditional MIPS. Understanding CMS’s current guidance can help teams assess reporting options and avoid unnecessary surprises during the performance year.
Article Sections
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Overview of the MVP program
Introduces CMS’s MVP approach and how it fits within the Quality Payment Program. Summarizes the general purpose of the program and its relationship to specialty- or condition-related measure sets.
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You have a dozen to choose from
Describes the number of MVPs available for the reporting year and notes that some are broad while others are more specialty-focused. Mentions examples of specialties and the types of CMS descriptors discussed.
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You can run MIPS and the MVP
Summarizes webinar discussion about participating in traditional MIPS and an MVP in the same year. Covers the general scoring approach for clinicians, groups, and facility-based participants.
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Stick to MIPS if MVP doesn’t fit
Explains the article’s focus on selecting an MVP that aligns with a practice’s scope of care. Notes that traditional MIPS remains an option when a suitable MVP is not available.
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Missed measures will receive a 0
Covers the article’s discussion of MVP quality measure reporting requirements and how CMS treats missing submissions. Includes the webinar questions about minimum reporting expectations and scoring consequences.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS is positioning MVPs within the broader quality reporting program
- How practices can think about MVP participation alongside traditional MIPS
- What kinds of clinicians and specialties were discussed in the webinar
- What general questions CMS addressed about reporting and scoring
- Why fit with clinical scope matters when choosing a reporting pathway
Who Should Read This
- Clinicians participating in MIPS or MVPs
- Medical group administrators
- Quality reporting staff
- Coding and compliance teams supporting QPP participation
- Specialty practices evaluating CMS reporting options
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